PATERSON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A lunch served to kindergarteners at a New Jersey educational complex named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drew the ire of King's daughter herself after a photo of the paltry meal went viral.
Teacher Zellie Thomas posted a photo to Twitter on Wednesday depicting a lunch he said consisted of "one slice of processed turkey and some carrots."
"It's not a pancake," he wrote. "And this was served to the kindergartener babies at [the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Complex] in Paterson for lunch."
"No bread. No knife," he added. "This is a week after the city promised to start serving better food."
King's daughter, Bernice King, retweeted the photo soon after, calling it "unacceptable."
At a press conference on Thursday, Paterson Public Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer said she and Bernice King were "on the same page," PIX 11 reported.
"We know we have a problem, and we are already meeting and fixing it," she reportedly said.
"My message to [school staff members] is simple: if you wouldn't eat it yourself, don't serve it to our students," she added.
