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You certainly have the option to take your own lunch, and many students do, but the fact is that a lot of American families just can't afford to. Lunches provided by the school are usually less than $2, and there are federal free or reduced-cost lunch programs for families that can't afford that.
For my kids, specifically, their school provides free lunch for every student. Additionally--and this does not seem to be the typical experience--they both absolutely love their school lunches.
Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I should have mentioned but you probably figured out , that I live in a country (NZ) where (most?) schools don't provide lunches.
Now that you mention the cost angle I think I've heard of some schools providing free .. breakfast? For kids who show up hungry. But this was specifically a social aid program and not something that was designed/funded to be used by a majority of students.
Respectfully, you don’t understand how bad things are for the average American.
Neither does the average American. We are a nation of temporarily embarrassed millionaires.