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VIP Status In The School Lunch Line

What a weird idea. A Polk County school sent a letter to parents offering “VIP status” in the lunch line for students whose parents donate $100.

Schoolchildren eating sandwiches in the dining hall at Rotherfield Junior School, Islington, London, 29th September 1970. School dinners have not been delivered because of an industrial dispute between the local council and its workers over pay. (Photo by Peter Trulock/Fox Photos/Hulton ArchiveGetty Images)

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What a weird idea. A Polk County school sent a letter to parents offering "VIP status" in the lunch line for students whose parents donate $100. Yeah this didn't go over well.

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