War on Generosity

What happened to feeding students who can't afford a lunch at school? Dianne Brame, a lunch lady at Hudson Elementary School in St. Louis, did what anyone with a heart would do. She fed a student lunch when he was no longer enrolled in the school's free lunch program. 

 Brame dared to give him the "normal lunch". She took it upon herself to ensure he ate what the other kids ate rather than the "reduced lunch" for the students who cannot afford regular lunches. The reduced lunch included a meager cheese sandwich and milk carton. 

Brame feared that the student would be mocked by his peers if she gave him the reduced lunch. After all, economically disadvantaged students are usually ridiculed by their peers.

Chartwells repaid Brame's kindness by firing her. 

Let that sentence hang in the air for a moment. Dianne Brame was fired for feeding a hungry student. Chartwells viewed her actions as "stealing" because the food wasn't hers to give to the student. 

When has it ever made sense to punish someone for being generous?  Maybe it makes sense to greedy corporations such as Chartwells.  They fill their pockets while taking the food out of the stomachs of students. 

Chartwells rehired her because they learned of the reasons for Brame's actions. In reality, Chartwells rehired her due to negative attention from the media and public. 

 Why should students who cannot afford school lunches receive a lesser lunch from the school? The answer is that Chartwells won't have to spend that much money feeding students who cannot give that much money back. Therefore, let them eat a less filling meal which may be the only meal they get to eat all day.