School kitchen manager fired for giving lunches to hungry students

[joeybee12]

Della Curry is out of work -- and unashamed -- after being fired by a school district in a Denver suburb.

A married mother of two, Curry is the former kitchen manager at Dakota Valley Elementary School in Aurora. She lost her job on Friday after giving school lunches to students who didn't have any money.

"I had a first grader in front of me, crying, because she doesn't have enough money for lunch. Yes, I gave her lunch," Curry told CBS Denver station KCNC-TV.

In the Cherry Creek School District, students who fail to qualify for the free lunch or reduced lunch program receive one slice of cheese on a hamburger bun and a small milk.

According to Curry, that meal is not sufficient. She said she often paid for students' lunches out of her own pocket.

"I'll own that I broke the law. The law needs to change," she said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-kitchen-manager-fired-for-giving-lunches-to-students-without-money/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17

[HassleCat]

1. Life without parole!

Personally, I'd like to see her get the death penalty, but that would make a martyr out of this socialist food hander-outer. I'm glad to see they're finally cracking down on these criminals who give away the food I bought with my taxpayer dollars. We need to get Trey Gowdy and Darrell Issa on this, right away.

[Vinca]

2. This lady is a hero in my book.

If anyone deserves one of those million dollar fundraisers, it's this woman and I'm betting she'd spend most of it feeding hungry kids.

[Whiskeytide]

3. I agree with HassleCat. We will...

... NEVER be able to afford the subsidies to the oil industry and bailouts to Wall Street if we keep up this frivolous waste. Hungry kids? WTF? How many jobs have THEY created!

[DawgHouse]

4. She did the right thing.