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 @lostandtired  @Ann1926

 Thank you for "getting" it. I will definately let them know and I can say for sure, they will appreciate it! Right now school district is NOT trying to make amends with the family which is just another failure....

Hi, Mom of ASD child.....in the district that this happened. I also happen to know the parents of this sweet little boy. 1st let me say, NO child should EVER be denied food because of a billing "issue"! This is a new "policy" that was put in place by the superintendent and it makes his "apology" insulting. John and Sylvia are great parents that do everything possible for thier son! They own a business 7 minutes from the school, if anyone had told them that there was a problem with the account it would have been addressed immediately! No on called, sent an email or a notice home and the school fed JR for three days before this without any issue. MANY people failed this child but it was not his parents! A parent can't address an issue if they are not aware there is one! JR can't come home and tell them, the adults in the school are the parents conduit of all information-- from how his day went, to breakthroughs on his ABLS to "hey, JR's account is running low". We parents of SN children know all too well how much it can take to just get our kids INTO the school in the morning, then the nagging feeling in the pit of our stomach for the next 6 hrs while they are there, and the insanity that can be our after school therapy runs, etc.  Lets be good to eachother and not knock a parent for not being perfect every second. BTW- our district's K program is FULL Day , although JR is in the Autism program which are all full day. Praying for all our children over here.

[...] The other day I shared something I found on Fox News. It was a story about a 5 year old little boy with #Autism who was denied lunch because his parents were a few days behind on the payments (see: FOX News: School Denies Autistic Boy Lunch Over Billing Issue). [...]

No lack of compassion here for the child. I said the child should have been fed. But I have a short fuse when parents get lax where there children are concerned. Children (and not only special needs children) should be a daily top priority - not only for the child's welfare but the lessons they learm from example. I will have to look up "arrogant". Maybe my expectations of parents it too high. Sorry! ! !

Someone should be looking at the negligence of the parents in this issue. The child should have been fed and the note sent letting the parent know that it would be the last unless THEY started paying their bills - or else keep the child at home until all is settled. I don't have much sympathy for parents who drop the ball. Not a good example for the children......................

We've been behind before and they have still given our children lunch, one time they even let us run money in and drop it off at the office ... I can't imagine not allowing a kindergartner to have lunch ... very disturbing, irregardless of whether they are children with special needs or NT children. 

In our school district, children whose accounts are in the negative are fed regardless.  They may have fewer choices than other students that day, but they still receive a lunch.  I can't help but wonder if the media would have taken to this story if the child were NOT autistic.  As a parent of a child with autism,  I don't feel the autism diagnosis played a role in the school's error.  Our children don't wear their "labels" emblazoned across their chests.  And, as hard as cafeteria staff works at lunch times, I doubt they'd have the time to read them if they *were* there. 

Was it a lapse in good judgment?  Yes.  Will this cafeteria staff repeat the same mistake?  Probably not.

My school was required to give an all day student food. If they forgot there lunch or were behind on their account, there was no possible way to not give them food. (Im from CT)

How could someone look a child in the eye and deny them food? That's just sick.

In our school district, children whose accounts are in the negative are fed regardless.  They may have fewer choices than other students that day, but they still receive a lunch.  I can't help but wonder if the media would have taken to this story if the child were NOT autistic.  As a parent of a child with autism,  I don't feel the autism diagnosis played a role in the school's error.  Our children don't wear their "labels" emblazoned across their chests.  And, as hard as cafeteria staff works at lunch times, I doubt they'd have the time to read them if they *were* there. 

Was it a lapse in good judgment?  Yes.  Will this cafeteria staff repeat the same mistake?  Probably not.

@lostandtired - an oversize my a$$ this is nothing short of child neglect and abuse regardless of the circumstances. If the p'd off lunch lady can do that to a child see should be marked by child protective services and investigated. If they can do this to a child heaven knows what they do too their own... This is dispicable! - Mom to 2 ASD angels - Cape Town, South Africa

It happens to both NT kids and SN kids. Parents are to blame here, looking at school policies and what not. If those parents knew they were behind they should have paid it or sent their son with lunch. There is no excuse for that ever. 

I would think the school notifies parents when they need to replenish lunch accounts. To deny a child food is RIDICULOUS! Especially a $2.00 school lunch. I have been guilty of getting behind on my kids accounts- and that is with reminders. In our district- a child can be up to $20 in arrears before they state they will withhold lunch. Parents are sent emails and called before it gets to that point. This poor boy. Why wasn't a parent or someone called so they could have brought him lunch? It makes me angry and sad. 

This is America people!!! Stop being cruel to our children!! We help every other country, but can't spare a lunch for our children. I cannot believe an adult didn't step up to help this child!! Outraged over such stupidity!!

First of all this child is in kindergarten. Secondly who denies a kid food. They are punishing the child for the parents oversight. Thirdly even our substandard public school gives a PBNJ sammich and milk. Hopefully this poor sweet kiddo isn't in all day kinder. The worst part is, is that many children in America suffer from hunger and poverty and go hungry. Often the only meals they get may be at school. That doesn't even begin to touch what many other people in the world endure

Our school systems never deny food. PBJ and milk at least. This was some pissed off lunch lady or aide. A call for a cold lunch would also have been an option.