To: President Donald Trump
Stop financial discrimination in schools
Mr. President,
We sincerely urge you to act to stop the discrimination occurring in schools, nationwide, against students whose families are suffering financially. Please act & make schools end the practice of suspending students with negative balances on their school lunch accounts from attending fun games, rallies, & extra curricular activities. During this time of financial recession, please recognize that schools have no right to single out the children of families barely able to afford gas in their cars to drive to work!
We sincerely urge you to act to stop the discrimination occurring in schools, nationwide, against students whose families are suffering financially. Please act & make schools end the practice of suspending students with negative balances on their school lunch accounts from attending fun games, rallies, & extra curricular activities. During this time of financial recession, please recognize that schools have no right to single out the children of families barely able to afford gas in their cars to drive to work!
Why is this important?
Parents everywhere are suffering financially. Not every family qualifies for free lunches, yet even reduced lunches can get costly. Some parents are having to choose between paying their bills, putting gas in the car, or immediately paying off their children's student lunch accounts. Schools then suspend children with a negative balance on their lunch accounts from attending fun activities & games. In effect punishing them for their family's financial status. Congress needs to act & stop this type of discrimination now! Students should not be prevented from enjoying activities because their parents can't afford to feed them. Congress should draft legislation preventing schools from suspending children with negative lunch balances from attending fun games, rallies, etc.. End financial discrimination in schools now!