As an adult, you鈥檝e well learned that while societal pressures still exist, it is, in fact, possible to say no to peer pressure. As a child in school, however, it feels like being liked and accepted is the most important thing in the world. No child wants to stand out too much, especially for the wrong reasons.Canon-McMillan School District
Unfortunately, underprivileged students are forced to fight this battle in a number of ways. From wearing hand-me-down clothing and sharing schoolbooks to enrolling in free lunch programs, it鈥檚 difficult not to stand out when you don鈥檛 come from the same economic background as more privileged students. In some schools, the differences are minimal and barely noticeable but children in many schools are experiencing something called lunch shaming and it may affect their education.
In this article, we鈥檒l explore the subject of lunch shaming to discover what it is and how it affects public school students. We鈥檒l also take a closer look at the incentives behind lunch shaming and what some people are doing to prevent it.
This video from PBS reports on the issue of lunch shaming.
What is Lunch Shaming, Anyway?
, 16 million American children struggle with hunger each year. It may not be a daily battle, but at some point throughout the course of the year, these children lack the means to obtain nutritious food on a