A teacher plans to pay off every student’s meal debt at his school
As Gabe Segal tells it, when he decided months ago to pay off every student’s meal debt at the Virginia middle school where he teaches, the cost was about $1,200.Before the school year ends, he expects that amount will increase even more. But no matter where that final figure lands, Segal plans to cover the cost, so students and their families won’t have to worry about that debt.
Segal, who teaches science and special education, said he’s not worried about the students who receive free lunch. He’s worried about the many who don’t, because their families appear on paper to make enough money or because they didn’t fill out the paperwork needed to qualify for free or reduced meals.
“It has a rippling effect on these kids,” Segal said. “If I check in on one of the students I mentor and they’re having a rough day, usually the first thing I ask is, ‘Did they eat?’ Predominantly the answer is, ‘No.’” , “We’ve all been doing double the work, but it’s important to look around and help if you can because there’s a lot of families that are really struggling.”This time, the effort has taken on an added significance for him. He said he was adopted as a baby from a Russian orphanage and raised by parents who were both teachers in Herndon, where he’s now an educator. By helping students at Herndon Middle School, he’s helping families in his hometown community, he said.
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