it would also allow her to put away a portion to help students in the case of emergencies at home, such as a need for weekend food.
the school, which has 1,570 students, is seeking a further $9,000 to provide a breakfast program for its learning assistance class of 50 students, many of whom are also coming to school hungry. and a grant of $6,000 to provide other impoverished students with winter clothes, food and necessities, said principal chris parker.
wendt has been with the vancouver school district for 22 years and at killarney since 2019.
in 2021, she was attempting to take care of hungry students out of her own pocket, spending thousands of dollars to keep them fed.
in september, she was doing it again, spending $1,000 of her own money when she found herself overwhelmed by the numbers of students needing food.
“it was only my holiday money. i’m fine with it,” she said.
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