The mother of police shooting victim Philando Castile recently donated $8,000to a Minnesota high school to erase student lunch debts
The mother of police shooting victim Philando Castile recently donated $8,000 to a Minnesota high school to erase student lunch debts. The gift comes amid reignited national conversations over unpaid lunch bills in public schools and how the consequences affect kids whose families struggle financially.
The Robbinsdale Area Schools, which includes Cooper High, said in a statement last month that the donation from the Philando Castile Relief Foundation, created with the family's settlement, reduced the school’s lunch debt by covering unpaid balances for about 100 seniors enrolled in a program that provides free and reduced-priced meals at the school. Some of those students may have had a balance accrue before qualifying for the program, the statement added.
Even in #death the legacy of #kindnesschampions continues #Amazing#ValerieCastile gave $8,000 to a @ISD281 in #honor of her son #PhilandoCastile a #kind#caring person and lived his life full of #gooddeeds for others @NPR#youmatter#kindnessrocks️ https://t.co/w4FIj3wCrb Warwick Public Schools, a district in Rhode Island, recently was criticized for its decision to serve sunflower butter and jelly sandwiches as the only option to students with lunch debt.
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