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Offline SuzzPuss

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Free School Meals
« on: September 17, 2013, 19:59:57 PM »
So, the Lib Dems have 'managed' to negotiate a deal with the Tories so that every child in England between reception and year 2 will get free school meals.  I'm confused, surely children in poverty already qualify so is this not just subsidising affluent families?  I understand that some children living in poverty don't currently qualify for the free school meals.  If it's possible to discover that then surely it must be possible to move the current parameters so that they do qualify.  There must better things to spend the money on than that.   >:(



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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2013, 20:16:34 PM »
Possibly, but you don't have to earn big bucks to not be eligible for free school dinners for your kids. On relatively low income, and two kids @ £1.80 a day (that is the cost here I think) - you will need to be finding £36 a week (£144 a month+) so whilst it is quite obviously not equivalent to a nutritionally balanced hot meal - it is little wonder so many kids are packed off with beef paste sandwiches, crisps and a kitkat.

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2013, 20:32:52 PM »
Fair enough but then shifting the goal posts would seem like a good option.  It's the blanket assumption that everyone needs them that the problem I think.  And if, as has been suggested on the news, people are giving their kids junk food for lunch then an education programme might be a better use for the money.  I don't mean the people doing that for financial reasons, I'd hope they'd start getting the meals if the goal posts were moved.  I mean the people who can well afford to send the kids with a healthy meal. 

I've been a peripatetic music teacher for years.  I know exactly what schools think are healthy meals...   :P  Hehe!  I favour a sandwich every time...

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2013, 20:49:03 PM »

I've been a peripatetic music teacher for years.

Is that like Deep House Bangin' Trance dude, innit ? Fo' sure !

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2013, 20:52:21 PM »
Sick!

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2013, 21:17:22 PM »
Slammin' !

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2013, 21:29:55 PM »
'That's phat, brotha!

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2013, 21:40:26 PM »
I is cuttin' up de rug mutha !

I is Krumpin' !!

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2013, 21:48:05 PM »
I'll have to ban you two soon

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Re: Free School Meals
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2013, 21:49:44 PM »
I say old chap, that's a tad unfair ! What ?




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