Regarding Anita Heygstrom's recent letter about school lunches, what she doesn't seem to get is that children who come to school with empty stomachs tend not to learn very well, if at all ("Children shouldn't be hungry, but parents shouldn't expect handouts," June 9).
It is my understanding that youngsters from low-income families in Baltimore City have had subsidized breakfasts and lunches for some time now. This at least creates the possibility that children can learn.
I stress the word "possibility." They may not learn even though they are fed.
On the other hand, I suspect a certain number of the suburbanites writing endless canards on this page in the aftermath of the recent unrest are equally intractable.
While touting their superior morals, values and family structures, they've been well fed year in and year out — and yet have learned absolutely nothing of value.
Paul R. Schlitz Jr., Baltimore