The number one complaint about schools is "why do you serve free breakfast and/or lunch."
The answer is "kids have to eat somehow."
Schools can't require parents to feed their kids. Schools are required to educate kids. The best way to get kids to come to school is to offer them something to eat. No one can learn anything if they are hungry.
In our schools, breakfast is often followed by tutoring sessions. Or study time.
Kids shouldn't be punished for the sins of their parents. Some kids get the only love and respect in their lives in school.
Schools are not the military. Those who make mistakes or fail to do their jobs can't be made to do physical, or yelled at for an hour.
Yes, you can find singular instances where policies have been abused. I can match them with 10 instances where they aren't.