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A lunch lady at an Idaho school who gave a hungry 12-year-old a free hot meal after the girl said she had no money has been fired following the incident.A lunch lady at an Idaho school who gave a hungry 12-year-old a free hot meal after the girl said she had no money has been fired following the incident.
Dalene Bowden, who worked at Irving Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho, said she offered to pay the $1.70 (£1.14) lunch charge for the girl, but her supervisor refused the offer.Dalene Bowden, who worked at Irving Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho, said she offered to pay the $1.70 (£1.14) lunch charge for the girl, but her supervisor refused the offer.
Ms Bowden was placed on leave pending a meeting of the district school board and a few days later received a letter informing her she had lost her job, according to reports.Ms Bowden was placed on leave pending a meeting of the district school board and a few days later received a letter informing her she had lost her job, according to reports.
She plans to seek legal advice, a report in Idaho State Journal said.She plans to seek legal advice, a report in Idaho State Journal said.
"I broke the rules, but I offered to pay for the meal and I don’t think I deserved to lose my job over it," the paper quoted her as saying."I broke the rules, but I offered to pay for the meal and I don’t think I deserved to lose my job over it," the paper quoted her as saying.
Rice with black beans, baked plantain, pork with peppers and coriander, green salad and a seeded roll
Popcorn chicken with ketchup, and mashed potato, green peas, a fruit cup and a chocolate chip cookie
Borscht (beetroot soup) with pickled cabbage, sausages and mash and a sweet pancake
Fish cakes, brussels sprouts, cabbage, rice with peas and a yogurt parfait with berries
Seeded roll, shrimp with brown rice, gazpacho and tri-colour peppers and an orange
Broccoli and peppers, fried rice with tofu, fermented cabbage and fish soup
Baked chicken with orzo, stuffed grape leaves, salad of cucumber and tomatoes, yogurt with pomegranate seeds and clementines
Brie, green beans, carrot, rare steak and fruits - kiwi and apples
Pea soup, carrots, beetroot salad, crusty roll and sweet pancake with berries
The paper also quoted Shelley Allen, a spokeswoman for the District 25 schools board, as saying children who cannot afford to pay their lunch bill are usually provided with a snack but that kitchen workers are expected to remove their lunch tray.The paper also quoted Shelley Allen, a spokeswoman for the District 25 schools board, as saying children who cannot afford to pay their lunch bill are usually provided with a snack but that kitchen workers are expected to remove their lunch tray.
Ms Bowden's story has received plenty of attention online following a petition started by Raushelle Goodin-Guzman, who appears not to know Ms Bowden but has children who attend schools in District 25.Ms Bowden's story has received plenty of attention online following a petition started by Raushelle Goodin-Guzman, who appears not to know Ms Bowden but has children who attend schools in District 25.
The petition has so far had over 35,000 signatories.The petition has so far had over 35,000 signatories.