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Teacher shares gut-wrenching moment a hungry student made her cry in front of her classroom

I have no issues with the teachers getting together to help this student.  That's a good thing.  However, nowhere in the article is there any mention of why there is no food on the home of this child?  If the family is poor, are they not receiving assistance?  If they depend on free breakfast and lunch at the school, they'd most likely qualify, so why is the only food in the home coming from donations?  Where are the parents?  Are they being investigated for child neglect?  If they are receiving benefits, and the child is depending on donated food, that's a real problem.If they aren't receiving benefits, is it because they don't qualify?  Is there a working parent in this situation? 

Great work fro the teachers, but there is a lot that needs to be investigated in a case like this.  Clearly, something isn't as it should be.  Either the family needs help, or someone in the family needs to step up and do their job.