Chicago Students Protest School Lunches that Look Like “Prison Food”

dianeravitch posted: "Chicago students are threatening a one-day walkout on December 17 to protest the terrible school lunches they receive.   The fruit is bruised and moldy; the pizza looks as it was cooked three days ago. The kids are poor, but they don't deserve " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Diane Ravitch's blog Chicago Students Protest School Lunches that Look Like "Prison Food" by dianeravitch Chicago students are threatening a one-day walkout on December 17 to protest the terrible school lunches they receive. The fruit is bruised and moldy; the pizza looks as it was cooked three days ago. The kids are poor, but they don't deserve to be fed food that is damaged goods. For some of these children, lunch may be the only meal they get. Why not serve them nutritious food? Mayor Emanuel runs the schools. He should be held accountable. The food is prepared by Aramark, a private company that also supplies food to prisons and has a contract to clean the Chicago schools. Ever since Aramark won the custodial contracts, leading to the layoffs of experienced custodians, principals have complained about dirty buildings. A modest proposal: Why not invite the Chicago Board of Education--all of them--to eat lunch in a public school every day for a week? Do you think they would show up?