A father in upstate New York has gone viral after posting images online of his son’s less than satisfactory public school lunch.
Your tax dollars fund public schools – and often school lunches aren’t even free. One might feel safe in assuming that their child will receive enough sustenance during their one-in-class meal a day… though that might not always be the case.
The New York Post reported, Chris Vangellow, whose children attend the Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District, shared a photo to Facebook blasting the unsavory-looking meal, which consisted of four small chicken nuggets, a few unappetizing carrots, and a small side of white rice.
“I think the Parishville School Lunches might be a bit lacking a bit. (E)ven for a kid that isn’t 6’5 like Ash. If this was a game day I don’t think any of the team would be getting enough energy from something like this,” Vangellow wrote.
Allegedly one of the man’s other children wasn’t even able to get carrots because the cafeteria had run out by the time he was served.
Parishville particularly does have “free” lunches paid for by local tax dollars. According to Vangellow, portions dropped dramatically when the change was made from paid-for to free.
The father said, my kids “have been complaining that since the lunches are now free for everyone, the portions have dropped.”