Monroe Parents Say Students Are Denied Hot Lunch For Failing To Do Homework

Some parents are voicing their anger at a policy at Monroe Middle School which is designed to make sure students do their homework. The principal says that policy , which denies hot lunch for student who fail to do their homework, has been in place for three years and is explained in the family handbook which is passed out each school term.  School officials say the policy is working.  Before it was in place 23 percent of students completed their homework – now, that figure is 80 percent.