"How much anger would you have if you were hungry and hungry every weekend and school break? With the backpack program, teachers are able to recommend students who are given gratefully full of nutritious foods."
So writes Sue Catron in a post about Tahlequah Public Schools' backpack program in Tahlequah, Okla., which helps kids who might otherwise go hungry by providing them with breakfasts and lunches each week.
The program cost about $5,000 last year, and demand has been higher this year.
"Do you really think they're going to grow up to be anything they want to be?" Catron asks.
"We say we're concerned about mental health issues and the anger of our youth," she adds.
"How much anger would you have if you were hungry and hungry every weekend and school break? With the backpack program, teachers are able to recommend students who are given gratefully full of nutritious foods....
The plants that rarely if ever are fed struggle.
They are spindly, leaves turn yellow, and ultimately, they cling to a short and non-productive life."
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