Your child has been sent to school every day without money and without a breakfast and/or lunch. ... This is a failure to provide your child with proper nutrition and you can be sent to Dependency Court for neglecting your child's right to food.

A letter from Wyoming Valley West School District in Pennsylvania that went out to dozens of families this month. The letter continued: "If you are taken to Dependency court, the result may be your child being removed from your home and placed in foster care."