lunch shaming

noun

lunch shaming

noun

US, Derogatory The practice of drawing attention to a schoolchild who is unable to afford school meals, for example by refusing them a meal or requiring them to wear a wristband.

Lunch shaming, the practice of drawing attention to a child who is unable to pay for school meals, is something society is getting a personal view of in schools across the country.2018, Marquis C. Grant, Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education, page 78:

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