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Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation - Good Morning America (www.goodmorningamerica.com)

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

At least the school took the donation this time. Wasn't there a school, a few years ago, that had an offer of a donation like this and they refused the money?

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[+] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-lunch-debt-controversy-wyoming-valley-west-school-district-pennsylvania-accepts-donation-2019-07-24/

actually this is what I was thinking about. I forgot about yours.

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[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Oh. My. God. The premise was revolting enough. I CAN NOT believe they could go a whole full step further and refuse the payment.

Is the orphancrushing machine, in fact, the easier, softer way? Not advocating murder or crushing or starving children whose parents are poor, but no one belongs in a place like this.

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