From food to bills to basic needs, these are the subtle ways privilege shows up in everyday conversations.

"Other adults had circled around as I was asking about getting the lunches. All of them were confused. They had never thought about the possibility that some kids need to get their food from the school. The organizer said, 'Their families can make one lunch. It’s a field trip! We don’t do bagged lunches.' 

The kids went on their field trip. I spoke to a lot of people about lunches and privilege. Since then, every field trip, every single student gets a free bagged lunch. (If their family wants to pack something else, they can)."

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