DECATUR, Ga. — A mother who spoke out about the City of Decatur Schools making changes to its lunch program has set up a fundraiser to help students.
Our partners at Channel 2 previously reported on the district’s plan to offer cheese sandwiches to any student with unpaid lunch balances.
The district said the move would help bring down a nearly $90,000 unpaid lunch fee balance districtwide. Mother Jasmine Crowe-Houston said she felt the changes would have a bad impact on kids.
“It stigmatizes these students immediately,” she said. “And think about the shame that child is facing, and they’re hungry.”
Crowe-Houston, who also runs the hunger solution organization called Goodr, said she was working on a plan to pay off the district’s balance. So, she set up a GoFundMe page “Ensure Every Child Eats at Decatur City Schools.”
As of Wednesday morning, she had raised more than $23,000.
In a statement, the district explained the change and called the cheese sandwich an “alternative meal.” School officials added: