This is an interesting article looking at the utilization of subsidized lunch in high schools. I didn't realize this, but some cafeterias provide different foods and have different lines for the kids who buy their lunch and the kids who may access the subsidized lunches. While I was working at a high school in Washington Heights (NYC), this wasn't the case and all of the kids basically had a debit card that they could use to buy any of the items available. Cafeterias that differentiate among kids by the way they access food is an obvious source of tension for youth who at this time more than anything want to fit in with their peers. It seems like their are some easy solutions to this challenge, and my main concern is that youth who qualify for subsidized food, do not get subsidized for the same foods that other youth pay for...why?
Anyway, take a look a the article.
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