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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Mon Sep 3, 2018, 11:54 AM Sep 2018

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Thousands of Oakland school children won't be getting meals due to budget cuts

By: Jana Katsuyama POSTED: SEP 01 2018 11:13AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. - Thousands of Oakland school children won't be getting a hot meal at the end of the day through their after school programs.

The school district says due to budget constraints the board voted to eliminate the supper program this year. Some parents didn't learn about the change until school started and are calling for the district to try and find funds or donations to bring the program back. Oakland school sports had also been on the chopping block, but this week an anonymous donor and the Oakland Raiders ponied up nearly $300,000 to save them.

As of Friday, no one has stepped up to save the meal program.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/thousands-of-oakland-school-children-won-t-be-getting-meals-due-to-budget-cuts

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Thousands of Oakland school children won't be getting meals due to budget cuts (Original Post) workinclasszero Sep 2018 OP

How disgusting. So, our priorities are sports before feeding the kids? CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #1

How is this possible? onecaliberal Sep 2018 #2

Schools are a business with a bottom line. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #5

You need football. Food, not so much. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #3

Right workinclasszero Sep 2018 #4

NICE GOING RAIDERS!! yuiyoshida Sep 2018 #6

Was a time, community outreach worked in Oakland Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #7

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,719 posts)

1. How disgusting. So, our priorities are sports before feeding the kids?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 11:59 AM

Sep 2018

onecaliberal

(32,902 posts)

2. How is this possible?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 12:14 PM

Sep 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,632 posts)

5. Schools are a business with a bottom line.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 04:59 PM

Sep 2018

I learned that pretty quickly after I became a teacher and union rep.

3Hotdogs

(12,417 posts)

3. You need football. Food, not so much.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 12:46 PM

Sep 2018

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. Right

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 01:44 PM

Sep 2018

Priorities...

yuiyoshida

(41,864 posts)

6. NICE GOING RAIDERS!!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 07:45 PM

Sep 2018

Brother Buzz

(36,469 posts)

7. Was a time, community outreach worked in Oakland

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 08:29 PM

Sep 2018

That is, before the Powers That Be torpedoed the whole movement

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