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I'm studying to teach, and last semester the elementary school that I observed/taught in had 75% of its students on the free and reduced lunch program. While there were many different races in the school, the majority of the students were white. On top of the lunch program every Friday the school gave out backbacks donated to them, that were filled with snacks for the weekend. The backpacks went to the kids on the lunch program, and it was so sad to see all of those backback lined up and down the hallway.
No matter what the race of these children, they are not at fault, if anything they are victims. A lot of their parents give them very little attention, and spend more money on booze and cigarettes than they do on their children.
Feed the kids, legal or not. My hope is that if we feed them, they will be able to concentrate better in school, become better people, and contribute positively to our country, instead of becoming yet another family on welfare.
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The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
Horace Walpole
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