Households say a faculty operating out of meals at lunch has been an ongoing drawback in Winchester, Virginia.
Tonya Arnold stated it was lunchtime at Frederick County Excessive College when she acquired a textual content from her son on Wednesday.
“He was like, ‘Mother, they do not have meals at college,’” she stated. “Clearly, that hurts my little momma coronary heart.”
His son informed him that each one he obtained have been apple slices and a sausage. Her husband was in a position to deliver her extra meals to high school.
Arnold stated that the scenario ought to by no means have occurred.
“In the event that they’re hungry, they’re simply not being served,” he stated.
Frederick County Public Colleges informed News4 the varsity served a well-liked breakfast menu for lunch on Wednesday, and so they ran out of some gadgets as a result of college students in earlier lunch intervals ate massive parts. FCPS stated the cafeteria nonetheless had different meals gadgets left.
“Making certain that each one college students have entry to wholesome faculty meals has been and continues to be a precedence for Frederick County Public Colleges,” the varsity district stated. “We apologize to the scholars and households affected by the unlucky scenario at Frederick County Excessive College earlier this week.”
“There have been no cases the place meals has not been out there to college students,” the varsity district stated.
One scholar informed News4 that is not true.
“I had to return and put my tray again,” stated Abie Tenney, who attended Frederick County Excessive College final 12 months. “I used to be like, Wow, there’s nothing to eat.”
She stated the cafeteria usually ran out of meals and would typically ask her instructor to share her lunch or order meals on DoorDash.
“Typically I simply did not eat something for lunch,” Abie stated. “It was exhausting to pay extra consideration. I do know quite a lot of my associates, it was the identical method. They hated how she was; they have been hungry on a regular basis.”
Arnold stated he now sends his kids to high school with snacks and hopes they by no means need to go hungry once more.