, and now that my two New York Times pieces
on lunch shaming have been published, I'm officially starting work on the book this week.
Not exact matches
Severson also touches
on the issue of
lunch shaming, which I covered earlier this year for the paper.
For example, in 2011, I wrote a post about impoverished students here in Houston being photographed with cell phones in the
lunch line and
shamed by their peers
on social media.
This page gives an overview of TLT's regular features — Notes from the Field; the Kids» Snack Hall of
Shame; the Friday Buffet — as well as links to some of our best past conversations, like those about picky eaters; kids and table manners; sneaking veggies into kids» food; and our TLT Reader Exchanges
on lunch box ideas, cookbooks and more.
In today's New York Times, I report
on a New Mexico state law, signed yesterday by the governor, which is the first legislation in the country to outlaw «
lunch shaming.»
Reading the comment carefully, you understand that the father (and child) feel less
shame about taking advantage of school meals at breakfast, where the service is universal (available to all regardless of economic need) versus at
lunch, where there is often a more visible distinction between paying and nonpaying students, or between students
on the federally reimbursable
lunch line versus those who can purchase for - cash (and often more desirable) «a la carte» food, or (in the case of high schoolers) between students who can go off campus to buy
lunch at convenience stores and restaurants versus those with no money in their pockets.
Let's examine whether we could follow the lead of forward - thinking districts like San Francisco USD by getting rid of our «a la carte» lines entirely, so that all kids can get a balanced meal (instead of grabbing nachos and a slushie and calling it
lunch) and no Houston kid gets his picture put
on Facebook to
shame him for eating in the «poor kids & # 822....
Yesterday, many media outlets reported
on a bill introduced in Congress which, if enacted, would allegedly ban «
lunch shaming,» i.e., practices in the cafeteria that single out children with meal debt.
Several readers have also shared with me a new video about
lunch shaming that's making the rounds
on the Internet.
and elaborated
on in subsequent posts (e.g.,» A Follow - Up to the Infamous «Cheetos - and - Nach0 - Sauce» Photo «-RRB-, the
shame of being seen in line for the federally reimbursable meal can prevent economically disadvantaged children from eating
lunch, a problem that's exacerbated when when attractive, for - cash - only, snack - bar items are also made available by schools in so - called «a la carte» lines.
Also a
shame if their actions brought supervisors down
on the backs of the employees who prepare the
lunches («
lunch ladies») if they were not really doing anything sub-par or wrong.
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to write two news stories for the New York Times (one of which was published
on the paper's front page) exposing the practice of «
lunch shaming.»
In addition to setting spending levels
on food and nutrition programs, the Committee also weighed in
on nutrition standards,
lunch shaming, and more.
A new proposal by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo aims to kill a few birds with one bill: End «
lunch shaming,» support local farms, and reduce hunger
on college campuses, all in a single enthusiastic policy bundle.
This memo provides details
on increases in per pupil funding and legislation pertaining ending
lunch shaming.
Since new legislation out of New Mexico
on so - called
lunch shaming made headlines, we've heard a lot about how schools react.