The Associated Press reports via Yahoo News the Obama administration is urging schools to do things to counteract chronic pupil absenteeism. Oh, the irony of it all.
Most chronic truants are kids who qualify for free lunch. A fascinating study would be the extent to which these kids skip school because they no longer find the free lunch something they enjoy and look forward to.
The kids loved the pizza, hot dogs, tacos, burgers, and other good-tasting stuff they once got, and it was free. Now they get free brussels sprouts, cauliflower and eggplant - ugh. When they bother to come to school much of this food is being left on the plate and ends up in the garbage.
How is that an incentive to come to school? Call it what it is - the Michelle Obama-inspired school attendance disincentive.
