Report: NJ School Employees Lie To Get Free Lunch for Their Kids
They want their kids eating that crap?
An investigation into New Jersey's school lunch program by the Office of the State Comptroller found "widespread fraud" among district employees and their families, who allegedly lied about their income so their kids could eat for free.
The investigation, which officials said was sparked by a series of reports by The Star-Ledger into similar lunch program abuses in the Elizabeth Board of Education, found false information on lunch program applications submitted from the households of 40 school district employees — as well as six elected school board members in Pleasantville, Newark and Paterson.
Officials in the districts could not be immediately reached for comment.
(H/T CharlesWT)
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Why do they hate their children?
At last we can legitimately demand "Think of the children!"