Angry Mom Says Son Was Given A Stamp On Wrist When He Ran Out Of Lunch Money

The last thing any parent wants is for their child to go without lunch at school. It doesn't really matter whether they take a lunch with them or get it at the cafeteria — as long as they have a full stomach to power that brain, we are happy. What happens, though, if your child's lunch money fund is low? How should the school approach parents to let them know that their child may not be able to get lunch if the money isn't available?

Tara Chavez of Phoenix, Arizona is making some waves online after telling the world how her son's school decided to tell her. 

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Getting a hot meal at school is one of those things that a child should enjoy without having to worry about money in any way. 

After all, they're still children, right?     

Desert Cove Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona is coming under major fire after a mother decided to tell a troubling story online dealing with her son at the school. 

Tara Chavez, whose son is a second grade student at the school, is livid after seeing a stamp that the boy received on his arm during the school day. 

In an interview with Buzzfeed, Tara described what happened when he got home that day. "He said, 'Hey mom, I got stamped.'"

Tara learned that the stamp on his wrist had to do with the amount of lunch money he had left at school. 

Her son showed her a stamp that said 'Lunch Money' on his wrist which was intended to remind his parents that he was low on cafeteria funds. 

A friend of Tara's decided to tweet about the experience. 

Let's see this stamp. 

The bold, black letters were plain to see on his wrist in this tweet. 

Tara asked her son if he was given a choice to have a letter sent to his parents or a stamp. 

"My kid's really weird about stuff like that, so I asked if he was given a choice by the lunch lady and he said, 'No, she just grabbed my wrist and put the stamp on.'"

The stamp had a huge impact on her son during the day. He was left embarrassed. 

"He was screaming and crying the entire time," said Tara.  "He was humiliated, didn’t even want me to take a picture of it," she added. How heartbreaking is that, right?

Tara's friend was just a livid as everyone else and voiced his opinion quite clearly. 

Most people feel that a simple letter could have been sent to the boy's mother — that would have kept everything more confidential. 

Tara emailed the principal of Desert Cove, Stacey Orest, to let her know what had happened. 

Tara said that Orest replied, writing, "[The staff member in the cafeteria] doesn’t want the students to be embarrassed either so she is supposed to ask them if they want a stamp or a reminder slip."

At the end of the day, Tara wants the school to know that there are more appropriate ways to deal with low lunch money funds in a way that doesn't involve humiliating the children. 

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h/t BuzzFeed