siren0119
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- Sep 26, 2018
Slightly off topic but the bolded is so very true. The schools are meant to educate children, that is it. They were never designed to feed your children (outside of lunch since it happens mid-day) or bethe primary resource for their physical or mental health. They shouldn't be the only source for extra-curricular activities. Over the past couple of decades we have moved far too much out of the homes where these things belong and into the schools where they don't. It isn't sustainable and it sets up a single point of failure which is never a good scenario.
Oh boy that's a whole other discussion that gets into class structure, and income based access to enrichment. Some kids can only participate in sports or extra curriculars because it's offered through the school and kids on reduced/free lunch also generally get reduced or waived program fees. If we are going to talk about moving those enrichment opportunities out of schools, then we also need to talk about proportionately increasing access to those activities through free programming (whether via the local rec department, the Y or volunteer organizations).