Feeding kids or feeding bigotry? Senate Republicans choose bigotry
MADISON, WI – Given the opportunity to feed a healthy breakfast and lunch to every child in Wisconsin schools or undermine and attack their teachers instead, Republicans chose the latter. By passing the so-called “Parent’s Bill of Rights,” a pet project of the book-banning brigade, any parent can now sue their kid’s public school for $10,000 if they violate the terms of the bill.
One right I fundamentally believe in is the right of every child to be free from hunger. That’s why I introduced an amendment to implement my Healthy School Meals legislation, which would guarantee free, healthy school meals for all students regardless of income, instead of the damaging book-banner’s bill of rights.
While Senate Republicans refused to feed our kids on Fat Tuesday, perhaps we can still convince them to give up attacking our public schools for Lent.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.