Company Fires, Rehires Cafeteria Woman Who Feeds Poor Student

To err is human, to forgive when they correct their error is not only divine but a necessity. Thank you, Cartwells, for fixing this mistake.

As for those who naysay free food for kids, or who yap about "There's no free lunch", fuck off, really. We waste millions of tons of food every year. WASTE. We could give some of that to the poor, thank you very much.

Company Fires, Rehires Cafeteria Woman Who Feeds Poor Student

Arguably, next to recess, lunchtime is one part of the day that schoolchildren look forward to the most. It's a time to grab some grub and socialize with friends. Dianne Brame, the cafeteria manager at Hudson Elementary School in Webster Groves, Missouri, said she knows each one of her students by name. Brame took a special interest in one fourth grade boy. She noticed that he used to be on the free lunch program, but he had not been renewed to continue receiving free meals. Brame believed that was because his mother, who does not speak English, did not understand the paperwork for getting access to the meals.

So Brame stepped in and tried communicating with the family through the mail, but to no avail. Any kids who do not have current eligibility status are allowed to receive only three free regular meals. After that, the protocol is that these kids receive only a cheese sandwich and a carton of milk. Brame feared that the boy would be made fun of or bullied. So she gave him a free regular lunch for two months.

(Rest of the story at Yahoo! News)