"I worked at a school; some kids got free lunch, and some bought their lunches. The kids were going on an all-day field trip. Just before we called the classes down to get on the buses, I asked one of the organizers (who worked in the district) where the lunches were. (I was expecting at least a few brown bagged lunches for the kids who get free lunch or the kids who always buy lunches). The organizer said that the kids should already have their lunchboxes in their backpacks."
"Other adults had circled around as I was asking about getting the lunches. All of them were confused. They had never thought about the possibility that some kids need to get their food from the school. The organizer said, 'Their families can make one lunch. It's a field trip! We don't do bagged lunches.' The kids went on their field trip."
"I spoke to a lot of people about lunches and privilege. Since then, every field trip, every single student gets a free bagged lunch. (If their family wants to pack something else, they can)."
A school field trip required lunches for students, but lunch access was unclear to staff and other adults. An organizer expected students to already have lunchboxes in their backpacks and stated that families could make one lunch for the field trip. Some adults had not considered that certain students needed food provided by the school. After clarifying the situation and discussing lunches and privilege, the practice changed. For every field trip afterward, every student received a free bagged lunch, while families could still pack additional items if they wanted.
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