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created by peese-of-cawffee on 01/02/2025 at 15:39 UTC
600 upvotes, 30 top-level comments (showing 25)
Not sure if this is allowed, but I wanted to post this bright spot I found in the face of what feels like overwhelming negativity. I couldn't find any information on this person, but apparently some kind individual is proposing paying off the Keller ISD lunch balance. I think this is admirable and worth highlighting as an example of the people out there trying to do something good. I'm sure this is a also a generous tax break, the merits of which are a whole other topic, but at the end of the day this means babies will eat without being guilted by the state for being poor, and if that's not what we're supposed to be working towards as a community then I don't want to be a part of it.
Comment by anonforareason3257 at 01/02/2025 at 16:08 UTC
287 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Ms. Jodi Rumble may you never step on a lego, always have clear traffic to your destination and be given the recognition you deserve.
Comment by uniqueusername311 at 01/02/2025 at 15:48 UTC
89 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I hope they are allowed to do this! Still good people out there. Glad to see people still care.
Comment by raezer99 at 01/02/2025 at 16:24 UTC
46 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Thanks for posting this. Really needed to read about the good souls that are around us.
Comment by anotherdeadhero at 01/02/2025 at 18:17 UTC
32 upvotes, 2 direct replies
My gf pays off local school lunches every year for good luck, Instead of eating black eye peas and cabbage.
Comment by Gramsciwastoo at 01/02/2025 at 16:03 UTC
55 upvotes, 2 direct replies
No mystery though, name is in document. Good human, but still embarrassing for the State of Texas and the US in general.
Comment by tatsontatsontats at 01/02/2025 at 16:07 UTC
48 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Knowing Keller ISD they'll just use it for something else.
Comment by poop_monster35 at 01/02/2025 at 17:33 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
For those worried about the money being spent correctly, the funds are restricted and the nutrition department. The funds are regulated by the Texas Education Agency as well as the Texas Department of Agriculture. If they spend any nutrition fund incorrectly, the ISD will have to pay back using general funds.
It's so ridiculous that student debt is even a thing but I love to see people who care about the community and prove it.
Comment by ImperatorUniversum1 at 01/02/2025 at 15:42 UTC
73 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Charging kids to eat is evil
Comment by lasiv at 01/02/2025 at 19:55 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's pretty sad that someone had to do this.
Comment by rturns at 01/02/2025 at 18:31 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If I ever win the lottery!
Comment by PixelIsJunk at 01/02/2025 at 17:19 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I hope I can also do this one day to pay it back.
Comment by Kan-Tha-Man at 01/02/2025 at 17:45 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good for Jodi, thank you ma'am... Now if only balance of school lunches didn't exist.
Comment by KVHochstaden at 01/02/2025 at 22:52 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A budget of over $330,000,000 and they can't afford to write off $28,000? Fuckin evil
Comment by MeTeakMaf at 01/02/2025 at 17:52 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's funny that people pay for lunch at school
All lunches should be free, should be paid for by the government
Comment by Special-Steel at 01/02/2025 at 16:23 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I’ve worked done charity work supporting kids for a long time. We try to augment the school food programs.
All schools have free food. But completely free food for everyone means taking money from somewhere else, like teachers pay, or after school programs, or art, or… whatever. Therefore, some systems try to qualify which kids to target.
Keller has three tiers of mean cost: cheap, much cheaper and free. They have multiple ways for kids to get qualified for free.
Nearly all schools want to feed the kids who need it. For some kids this is their only reliable source of nutrition.
But….some kids don’t have parents who check the boxes to qualify.
Some kids come from families who can easily afford to pay for their kids but don’t pay.
Some kids use the money for other things and tell the school they are broke.
Some kids don’t want the stigma of being poor and on a feeding program.
So, even though schools provide free food, not everyone is entitled to it.
Comment by _str00pwafel at 01/02/2025 at 23:59 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
/r/OrphanCrushingMachine
Comment by Forward-Ride9817 at 02/02/2025 at 02:14 UTC
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I don't like it because it says right in that document that the money becomes property of KISD and is under the discretion of the Superintendent.
That means regardless of what she intended the money to be used towards, they can just take the donation and still charge the families to get the same money twice.
Comment by That_0ne_Gamer at 02/02/2025 at 04:27 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
One problem with this is it might inadvertently promote the idea that school lunch shouldnt be free as the free market will solve the problem, so although this years students get their lunch debt paid, they would have to donate again next year and then parents catch wind that someone is paying off debt and wont pay their kids lunches.
They did do a good thing and should be praised for it, just i can see this generosity being exploited and could cause more harm than good
Comment by AlbionGarwulf at 01/02/2025 at 16:32 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I bet after receiving it they will say that they don't need to use the funds for school lunch debt and then will funnel it into something frivolous east of 377.
Comment by External-Presence204 at 01/02/2025 at 16:56 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The “generous tax break,” at the very most generous, would still mean an out-of-pocket cost of $16,477.69.
Comment by steffie-flies at 01/02/2025 at 21:07 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
If I were a billionaire, I would have my people call every school district within 500 miles and tell them I will paying off the outstanding debt, and will pay for every school lunch they serve going forward, and I'll be giving them the funds to have a holiday and summer program so there's food even during off-times. Sure I might not stay a billionaire if I give that much cash away, but I also have a conscience and understand I have to do my part to get the world back on track.
Comment by SpareIntroduction721 at 01/02/2025 at 17:29 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Having debt for kids lunch… but how’s the Gulf of America coming along? Lol
Comment by KDizWHOiBE at 01/02/2025 at 16:32 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Best county in the world has to accept donations just to feed it children!
Comment by Green-Hurry at 01/02/2025 at 20:47 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If I ever win the lottery
Comment by ThrowRA_mammothleigh at 02/02/2025 at 16:49 UTC
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Omg - that’s so funny you post this, I was thinking about calling a Keller ISD elementary school near me and paying a balance. I, unfortunately don’t have $26k to donate though 🥲
