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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 7, 2024 19:27:16 GMT
aj2hallFits right in with their pro-birth policies.. It's really all we need to know about them..
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Post by ntsf on Aug 7, 2024 19:32:06 GMT
our school district pays extra money for lunches..because the federal money doesn't go far enough. but every school has a salad bar, there are nutrition lessons for the kids about what is available. whole grain items are used, and there is a higher quality. and they package things so even the little kids can eat the apples.. cause they come in slices.
so feeding everyone is a win win. adding breakfast is a win too.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Aug 7, 2024 19:35:45 GMT
Guess I'm in a great school district as we have had all of these things. She is saying that schools do provide those things, but it would be better for the kids to get those services outside of school so they can spend the school day learning. Yes! Thank you! |
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Post by samantha25 on Aug 7, 2024 19:41:11 GMT
She is saying that schools do provide those things, but it would be better for the kids to get those services outside of school so they can spend the school day learning. Yes! Thank you! "learning" isn't the only thing schools provide. There's only so much a brain can focus on in one day. |
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2024 20:11:25 GMT
our school district pays extra money for lunches..because the federal money doesn't go far enough. but every school has a salad bar, there are nutrition lessons for the kids about what is available. whole grain items are used, and there is a higher quality. and they package things so even the little kids can eat the apples.. cause they come in slices. so feeding everyone is a win win. adding breakfast is a win too. Yes to cutting up the fruit! omg the fruit that gets wasted.  When I sub in pre-K we stay with the kids at lunch, so I always collect all the whole fruit and send it home in that kid's backpack. I'm never in the cafeteria with the older kids though so I don't see how much waste there is... but I'm sure it's a lot, especially in 1st and 2nd when so many of them don't have front teeth. And they don't have the finger strength to open the oranges. We used to have a lunch aide who had been there forever.. .one of those "tough" kinds who come off as big and bad but who have a heart of gold. She used to go around the lunchroom with a huge knife and cut up all the whole fruit. And then the kids would eat them. That knife was probably against some rule, but I think the principal was afraid of her. hahahaha |
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Post by melanell on Aug 7, 2024 23:32:43 GMT
our school district pays extra money for lunches..because the federal money doesn't go far enough. but every school has a salad bar, there are nutrition lessons for the kids about what is available. whole grain items are used, and there is a higher quality. and they package things so even the little kids can eat the apples.. cause they come in slices. so feeding everyone is a win win. adding breakfast is a win too. Yes to cutting up the fruit! omg the fruit that gets wasted.  When I sub in pre-K we stay with the kids at lunch, so I always collect all the whole fruit and send it home in that kid's backpack. I'm never in the cafeteria with the older kids though so I don't see how much waste there is... but I'm sure it's a lot, especially in 1st and 2nd when so many of them don't have front teeth. And they don't have the finger strength to open the oranges. We used to have a lunch aide who had been there forever.. .one of those "tough" kinds who come off as big and bad but who have a heart of gold. She used to go around the lunchroom with a huge knife and cut up all the whole fruit. And then the kids would eat them. That knife was probably against some rule, but I think the principal was afraid of her. hahahaha I'm a grown adult and I cut all of my fruit to eat it. So I can absolutely understand why many kids will avoid the whole fruit. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 7, 2024 23:37:30 GMT
Another thing that shows us how Tim Walz is a nice guy. Although FOX is calling him 'tampon Tim' because he has placed tampons and other female hygiene items in school bathroom... youtu.be/x-ZOZNb_2bk?si=pmcRf13DpRmPqzNF |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 8, 2024 0:35:34 GMT
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Post by peanutterbutter on Aug 8, 2024 0:53:01 GMT
He so looked like he really really wanted to get off the stage and help. |
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Post by melanell on Aug 8, 2024 11:43:01 GMT
Another thing that shows us how Tim Walz is a nice guy. Although FOX is calling him 'tampon Tim' because he has placed tampons and other female hygiene items in school bathroom... They are seriously lacking in any real complaints against the guy if this is what they are resorting to. Also, it's not like this is a new, radical idea. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 8, 2024 12:01:59 GMT
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 8, 2024 13:16:50 GMT
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 8, 2024 13:19:03 GMT
His military record doesn’t phase me. We in MN know he was in the national guard for 20 years. It’s his most recent stuff that we would think people would have concerns over, which is happening, my Facebook page is littered with posts about how he handled the George Floyd riots and how can he run the country if he couldn’t handle that in MN?
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 8, 2024 13:27:49 GMT
His military record doesn’t phase me. We in MN know he was in the national guard for 20 years. It’s his most recent stuff that we would think people would have concerns over, which is happening, my Facebook page is littered with posts about how he handled the George Floyd riots and how can he run the country if he couldn’t handle that in MN? Point them to the video of Trump's conversation with him during/after the riots (and his praise of Walz). And then to Trump's handling of January 6. |
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Post by iowgirl on Aug 8, 2024 13:41:49 GMT
That knife was probably against some rule, but I think the principal was afraid of her. hahahaha School's need a few of those employees. |
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Post by purplebee on Aug 8, 2024 13:46:39 GMT
Yes to cutting up the fruit! omg the fruit that gets wasted. When I sub in pre-K we stay with the kids at lunch, so I always collect all the whole fruit and send it home in that kid's backpack. I'm never in the cafeteria with the older kids though so I don't see how much waste there is... but I'm sure it's a lot, especially in 1st and 2nd when so many of them don't have front teeth. And they don't have the finger strength to open the oranges. We used to have a lunch aide who had been there forever.. .one of those "tough" kinds who come off as big and bad but who have a heart of gold. She used to go around the lunchroom with a huge knife and cut up all the whole fruit. And then the kids would eat them. That knife was probably against some rule, but I think the principal was afraid of her. hahahaha I'm a grown adult and I cut all of my fruit to eat it. So I can absolutely understand why many kids will avoid the whole fruit. I work at a Primary School in a rural district, grades K-2. I do the fruit. I cut all apples in half, and quarter or slice oranges. I even destem grapes (usually around 40# per meal) ‘cause I don’t want “my” babies accidentally eating stems. We care for our kids in my lunchroom! |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 8, 2024 13:52:03 GMT
His military record doesn’t phase me. We in MN know he was in the national guard for 20 years. It’s his most recent stuff that we would think people would have concerns over, which is happening, my Facebook page is littered with posts about how he handled the George Floyd riots and how can he run the country if he couldn’t handle that in MN? Point them to the video of Trump's conversation with him during/after the riots (and his praise of Walz). And then to Trump's handling of January 6. I'm really really trying to be good and not poke my dh's friends and family too much this election. but it kills me! ha |
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Post by silverlining on Aug 8, 2024 16:12:43 GMT
I remember reading a few years ago when free food for all the students in our district began that there was a huge salary cost to pay the people evaluating all the paperwork to determine if a families were eligible for free lunch or not and following up with parents who had not filled it out correctly and parents who couldn't pay for lunch but hadn't filled out the paperwork at all. It was not much more costly to just make food available to anyone who needed it. And that reduced the stigma for students and reduced the amount of food provided by teachers to hungry kids.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 8, 2024 16:42:03 GMT
To shift the topic a little, I love that Walz has been open about using IVF to build his family!
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Post by ellen on Aug 8, 2024 17:24:14 GMT
I don’t think that every child in MN should get free breakfast and lunch. This is so abhorrent! That you think this let alone say this is mind boggling. EVERY child should be eligible a free breakfast and lunch. FULL STOP! Again, forced birth but fuck kids outside of the womb.  I attended a town hall of my local state senator and congressman during the legislative session when this was enacted. They talked about this issue. A large share of the students in my area qualify for free and reduced lunches already. They said they were ok if the state came up with a plan to create another financial category so more students could qualify, but they struggled with the idea that we are paying for meals of kids from families who can easily afford to pay for them. I’m going to venture a guess that this is where DEX is coming from. We have to try to understand the perspectives of others if we are ever going to have polite disagreements with others. DEX is great. We like her. I read the book Fast Food Nation many years ago and that was when I learned just how political a school lunch is. My former senator Mark Dayton talked about how the dairy industry went nuts on him when he was in support of almond milk being an option for kids with dairy allergies. |
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Post by nightnurse on Aug 8, 2024 18:15:33 GMT
I'm a grown adult and I cut all of my fruit to eat it. So I can absolutely understand why many kids will avoid the whole fruit. I work at a Primary School in a rural district, grades K-2. I do the fruit. I cut all apples in half, and quarter or slice oranges. I even destem grapes (usually around 40# per meal) ‘cause I don’t want “my” babies accidentally eating stems. We care for our kids in my lunchroom! You are amazing! Thank you. It’s easy to forget the unsung heroes of schools, feeding our kids every day, giving them another kind person to connect with, noticing if their appetite changes. My grandmother was the lunch lady way back in the 1950s and made lasagne in these giant oversized pans. |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 8, 2024 21:13:38 GMT
This is so abhorrent! That you think this let alone say this is mind boggling. EVERY child should be eligible a free breakfast and lunch. FULL STOP! Again, forced birth but fuck kids outside of the womb. I attended a town hall of my local state senator and congressman during the legislative session when this was enacted. They talked about this issue. A large share of the students in my area qualify for free and reduced lunches already. They said they were ok if the state came up with a plan to create another financial category so more students could qualify, but they struggled with the idea that we are paying for meals of kids from families who can easily afford to pay for them. I’m going to venture a guess that this is where DEX is coming from. We have to try to understand the perspectives of others if we are ever going to have polite disagreements with others. DEX is great. We like her. I read the book Fast Food Nation many years ago and that was when I learned just how political a school lunch is. My former senator Mark Dayton talked about how the dairy industry went nuts on him when he was in support of almond milk being an option for kids with dairy allergies. Even for kids from families that can easily pay…what if the parents are rushed and the kid doesn’t get breakfast? What if kids want to hang out and eat with their friends? What about kids who are kids and forget their lunch one day? We have bigger issues than what if we are actually feeding some kids who aren’t actually poor. I’m ok with my tax money going to feed kids, regardless of the financial status of their families. |
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 8, 2024 21:40:34 GMT
I attended a town hall of my local state senator and congressman during the legislative session when this was enacted. They talked about this issue. A large share of the students in my area qualify for free and reduced lunches already. They said they were ok if the state came up with a plan to create another financial category so more students could qualify, but they struggled with the idea that we are paying for meals of kids from families who can easily afford to pay for them. I’m going to venture a guess that this is where DEX is coming from. We have to try to understand the perspectives of others if we are ever going to have polite disagreements with others. DEX is great. We like her. I read the book Fast Food Nation many years ago and that was when I learned just how political a school lunch is. My former senator Mark Dayton talked about how the dairy industry went nuts on him when he was in support of almond milk being an option for kids with dairy allergies. Even for kids from families that can easily pay…what if the parents are rushed and the kid doesn’t get breakfast? What if kids want to hang out and eat with their friends? What about kids who are kids and forget their lunch one day? We have bigger issues than what if we are actually feeding some kids who aren’t actually poor. I’m ok with my tax money going to feed kids, regardless of the financial status of their families. I mean, we pay for school for families who can afford private school, is my thought. To some extent it’s just about reorienting people towards thinking of feeding kids who are at public school as part of the package. |
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Post by cajeanne on Aug 8, 2024 23:11:44 GMT
Another thing that shows us how Tim Walz is a nice guy. Although FOX is calling him 'tampon Tim' because he has placed tampons and other female hygiene items in school bathroom... They are seriously lacking in any real complaints against the guy if this is what they are resorting to. Also, it's not like this is a new, radical idea. It's the putting of tampons in the Boy's bathroom that is the cause of the name. |
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 8, 2024 23:21:10 GMT
They are seriously lacking in any real complaints against the guy if this is what they are resorting to. Also, it's not like this is a new, radical idea. It's the putting of tampons in the Boy's bathroom that is the cause of the name. One, that's not true. I have seen many social media posts angry that elementary school girls can access tampons because they don't menstruate and also tampons will take their virginity (would that I were making this up). Also mad because parents should determine period products. Also mad because rich kids will get free period products. Two, it's also not Walz's policy. The policy is that period products are available. Districts decide where to put them. If a district puts them in a boy's bathroom, a district puts them in a boy's bathroom. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 8, 2024 23:38:12 GMT
They are seriously lacking in any real complaints against the guy if this is what they are resorting to. Also, it's not like this is a new, radical idea. It's the putting of tampons in the Boy's bathroom that is the cause of the name. First, this was a bipartisan bill that our MN legislature passed and Walz signed. It states that period products are put in all bathrooms. "He" didn't just "put them in boys bathrooms." Second, how does it hurt anyone if there are products in the boys' bathrooms? Will they be used often? Probably not. But there may be a trans boy who needs one and I don't see reason to make that big of a deal about this. |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 8, 2024 23:56:48 GMT
The bill did not specify boys bathroom. All public bathrooms in public schools. In Mn often during sports, the traveling team is out in the opposite genders locker rooms, where barhrooms are used. Get where I’m going?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 9, 2024 1:01:14 GMT
It's the putting of tampons in the Boy's bathroom that is the cause of the name. One, that's not true. I have seen many social media posts angry that elementary school girls can access tampons because they don't menstruate and also tampons will take their virginity (would that I were making this up). Also mad because parents should determine period products. Also mad because rich kids will get free period products. Two, it's also not Walz's policy. The policy is that period products are available. Districts decide where to put them. If a district puts them in a boy's bathroom, a district puts them in a boy's bathroom. Lest we forget about the 10/11 year old who had to travel from Ohio to Illinois(?) for an abortion, a result of rape! |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 9, 2024 1:03:05 GMT
The bill did not specify boys bathroom. All public bathrooms in public schools. In Mn often during sports, the traveling team is out in the opposite genders locker rooms, where barhrooms are used. Get where I’m going? Good point. There are many situations where there is reasoning behind a bill or decision that we don't know about because we weren't part of the decision making process. This is one of them. |
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Post by melanell on Aug 9, 2024 1:16:12 GMT
It's the putting of tampons in the Boy's bathroom that is the cause of the name. I have seen many social media posts angry that elementary school girls can access tampons because they don't menstruate How these people are somehow unaware that people can begin menstruation while most definitely still in elementary school is beyond me. Of course, many things they say are beyond me, of course, but to get such simple facts wrong really blows my mind sometimes, especially when this isn't something new. Many elementary schools go up until the 6th grade, which can include 11, 12, & possibly even 13 year old students. And some even go to 8th grade, which can include students as old of 14 & 15. I got my period at 10, as did my mother, AND my grandmother. My grandmother was 10 over 100 years ago for goodness sake. The fact that elementary students might have to deal with a period isn't exactly some new-fangled idea that the woke crowd dreamed up.  |
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When I sub in pre-K we stay with the kids at lunch, so I always collect all the whole fruit and send it home in that kid's backpack. I'm never in the cafeteria with the older kids though so I don't see how much waste there is... but I'm sure it's a lot, especially in 1st and 2nd when so many of them don't have front teeth. And they don't have the finger strength to open the oranges. 
When I sub in pre-K we stay with the kids at lunch, so I always collect all the whole fruit and send it home in that kid's backpack. I'm never in the cafeteria with the older kids though so I don't see how much waste there is... but I'm sure it's a lot, especially in 1st and 2nd when so many of them don't have front teeth. And they don't have the finger strength to open the oranges. 
