MFP Commentary:
More & more fascism.
Our implementation of the 10th plank of the communist manifesto is working out great! What could go wrong?
~MFP
Followup stories:
PA School Board Would Rather Put Kids In FOSTER CARE Than Take a Donation for Overdue Lunch Bills
SCHOOL REFUSES TO LET CEO PAY LUNCH BILLS, CONTINUES TO THREATEN FAMILIES WITH CPS
Parents Told Their Kids Will Be Stolen by the State if They Cannot Pay for School Lunches
Luzerne County, PA — Wyoming Valley West School District parents, whose school lunch accounts were delinquent, received a disturbing letter last week threatening to have their children kidnapped by Child and Youth Services if they don’t pay their past due balances.
The letter sent to over 1,000 parents reads in part:
You can be sent to dependency court for neglecting your child’s right to food. The result may be your child being taken from your home and placed in foster care
The letter which one parent equated to school-sponsored bullying drew immediate outrage from the community as well as Luzerne County officials who immediately demanded the school retract its letter and explicit threat to steal kids away from their parents. Luzerne County Children and Youth Services executive director Joanne Van Saun said:….. Read More