Florida-based Woodrow Wilson Middle School is getting backlash from parents and students for a program that allows students who excel to go to the head of the lunch line.
Students with academic or behavioral problems—the “no-card kids”—go to the back of the line, reports wftv.com.
Parent Sonya Brown told a Tampa TV station the “no-card kids either have a 'C' or a conduct issue and they eat last,” and that sometimes the students only have 10 minutes to eat after being at the end of the line.
Woodrow Wilson’s principal, Colleen Faucet, told the same station she has no plans to halt the program, but will ensure all students have enough time to eat.
Meanwhile, parents and teachers have started a petition drive that has already garnered more than 800 signatures. It demands that school drop the program and permit students to eat on a "first-come, first-serve” basis, according to the website.
Read the full story at wftv.com.