lunch shaming

English

Noun

lunch shaming (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory) The practice of drawing attention to a schoolchild who is unable to afford school meals, for example by refusing them a meal or requiring them to wear a wristband.
    • 2018, Marquis C. Grant, Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education (page 78)
      Lunch shaming, the practice of drawing attention to a child who is unable to pay for school meals, is something society is getting a personal view of in schools across the country.
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