Parents with children in the Monroe County School System are reportedly revolting against the government-funded National School Lunch Program after their kids found what were either maggots or mites in their cafeteria food. Last month, according to Reason.com, seventh-graders at Madisonville Public School found what they initially thought were maggots in the granola sold at their cafeteria. Another report said the students found mites instead. Chattanooga’s News Channel 9 reported school officials investigated and found no more bugs. Those same school officials apologized in a Facebook post and assured parents this would never happen again. In that same Facebook post, they said the school cafeteria received a score of 97 on its most recent health inspection. But a few days later, according to published reports, the insects made an encore performance. This time, Knoxville TV affiliate WBIR said a student found a bug in his school-provided breakfast. The student reportedly captured it on video. Parents were so upset they took the matter up at the next school board meeting, according to Reason. One parent told News Channel 9 she would pack her daughter’s lunch from now on instead of having her eat cafeteria food. Monroe County Director of Schools Tim…
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