While this is a beautiful act of kindness from a successful black woman, it’s a shame it’s even necessary. STUDENT LUNCH DEBT SHOULD NOT EXIST IN AMERICA!!
A huge THANK YOU to Mrs Naiyozcsia Thomason and Mr Mike Rowling for being the “village” for these children.
#TeamDL
goodgoodgoodco :
HELPER IN OHIO — In planning for its first-ever “Ice Cream Friday” event, an elementary school in Ohio shared a post on Facebook detailing that students with a negative balance in their lunch account would not be able to purchase ice cream, nor could they bring $1 cash or have a classmate pay for theirs.
The negative feedback was swift (and the school district promptly apologized for the “lack of empathy and sensitivity” in the post, which “fell short of our values”) — and so was a local businesswoman looking to help.
Naiyozcsia King, who owns mzjadessoulfood, contacted the school looking for a way to help — she ended up paying off all $411.15 of lunch debt owed by students.
King said she’s...