‘Kids come first’: Petersburg parent speaks out on school lunches given to students less than one month into the school year

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Reaction has poured in from both Petersburg City Schools parents and leaders after concerns over school lunches have surfaced.

William Taylor of Petersburg, received a picture his daughter sent him earlier last week, of the lunch she and her classmates received that day.

“When I first saw the picture, I was like, ‘this can’t be real. This is… this is not real.” he said. “I was at work, so I glanced at it like…’what is this?”

Taylor, at a loss for words once he saw the picture and decided to take to his Facebook page to see if other parents in the community had heard or experienced the same issue with their children.

“You have the audacity and put that on a plate and give it to my child,” Taylor expressed, “You had the audacity to do that not just to my child but to every other student at Petersburg High School.”

The post gained great reaction with hundreds of comments — some in agreeance with Taylor and others calling on those in dismay to take other actions, such as packing their children’s lunch.

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