Remember just a few scant months ago when we got mad at Missouri? Oh, sorry. We've probably been mad at Missouri for one thing or another several times of late, because Missouri. But one time we got mad at Missouri because they let horrible private vendors run their school lunches, and said horrible private vendor
This is simply appalling - no child should be forced to throw food away because the computer says they don't have the money to pay for it. You served it, they eat it, you take the loss on your ledger sheet and then work it out to fix the problem. The problem is that the blame will be directed at the parents for not having the precognitive ability to know when their kid's lunch balance was low. Not at the vendor for having an obviously asinine policy, nor at the school district for essentially handing control over to an outside vendor without making it clear that letting kids starve is not an acceptable option.
Round the part where they threw the food into the trash, I figured it was less a matter of evil than robotics. The rules say you cannot have food. You have food. Therefore, your food must be thrown away.
Unfortunately, robotics hasn't progressed to Asimov's Three Laws yet.
The kids should have cleaned the bathrooms and hallways to earn their meals, instead of being lazy and sittting in classrooms all day. Besides, if they spend every day doing math and reading and stuff, they might end up knowing things, and then they might fail to vote Republican.
Empathy, Sociopathy. So easy to get the two confused!
The ever-fucked Austerity Chicken is going to lay such a wonderful egg, don't you think?
This is simply appalling - no child should be forced to throw food away because the computer says they don't have the money to pay for it. You served it, they eat it, you take the loss on your ledger sheet and then work it out to fix the problem. The problem is that the blame will be directed at the parents for not having the precognitive ability to know when their kid's lunch balance was low. Not at the vendor for having an obviously asinine policy, nor at the school district for essentially handing control over to an outside vendor without making it clear that letting kids starve is not an acceptable option.
Round the part where they threw the food into the trash, I figured it was less a matter of evil than robotics. The rules say you cannot have food. You have food. Therefore, your food must be thrown away.
Unfortunately, robotics hasn't progressed to Asimov's Three Laws yet.
NEVER READ THE COMMENTS. It's like looking in the Necronomicon.
Milton Friedman is snickering in his grave.
No, they got to eat something, even if it was cannibals. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watc..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTvdjlJUO8A">http://www.youtube.com/watc...
The kids should have cleaned the bathrooms and hallways to earn their meals, instead of being lazy and sittting in classrooms all day. Besides, if they spend every day doing math and reading and stuff, they might end up knowing things, and then they might fail to vote Republican.
Instead of lunch hour the poor kids now have Dumpster Diving 101. These are real world skills people!
If I hear any more stories about Pre-School cannibalism&hellip;