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Originally posted by mrprovy:
So...how did it go?

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Originally posted by TXLe:
My wife is a teacher at a Title 1 elementary school. Sadly it is true about the phones. The majority of the kids have phones. Some are the lastest models which cost around a grand. Another fact is around 80+%, if I recall correctly, are on free lunch programs. She said only a handful are truely needy from all other aspects she sees.

Years ago we gave one of her students a coat after she seeing him walking to and from school in the cold without a jacket for a couple of weeks. She did confirm he didn't have one. His family has recently immigrant to the US. My wife did tell the principal afterward. Obviously, he said that was very kind but not to do it again.

Both of our families were war refugee immigrants to the US. We can relate to be poor but we would not do that again today. Our society has changed since the Obama presidency and after BLM. Families that are grifting welfare (not all are doing it) aren't being discreet about it anymore. This is more true today and we can see how widespread this fraud is in the news.