MADISON, Wis. – Of course children have to eat, and some don’t receive proper nutrition at home.

That’s why government offers free- and reduced-price breakfast and lunches at schools throughout the nation.

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But where does government draw the line and require parents to step up and meet their responsibility to feed their children and care for themselves?

That line is obviously not going to be drawn in Madison, Wisconsin, where the school district’s summer meal program will now feed adults, as well.

Half of the students in Madison’s public school district qualify for free- or reduced-price lunches. They eat breakfast and lunch at school, then take a backpack with food supplies home for the weekend, according to a news report from Madison.com.

Parents are left with very little concern about feeding their kids, because the government largely relieves them of that responsibility.

Considering the fact that those children have become dependent on the school for food, it probably makes sense for the Madison Metropolitan school district to provide kids with meals during summer vacation, as well.

Some parents may not rise to their responsibility when school is out, meaning some kids would probably get pretty hungry from June to September.

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So the district is again offering free summer meals to students at 50 different sites this summer, between June 20 and Aug. 12, according to Madison.com.

But this year the parents of the students – or presumably any adults accompanying those students – will be fed for free, as well.

“Three of those (meal) sites – Elver Park, Lake View and Leopold Elementary schools – will feed adults accompanying children using money provided by the city,” Madison.com reported.

While the news report doesn’t say so, it seems obvious that officials are trying to provide an incentive for adults to bring their children to sites where they can get a nutritional meal. Perhaps some parents aren’t interested unless they can eat for free, as well.

The adult meals are being offered “to make it more welcoming to families,” the news report said.

The next phase will probably allow adults to join their children for free breakfasts and lunches – and eventually dinners – at their local public schools.

All of this fits nicely into the progressive education plan, which calls for public schools to offer “wrap-around” services for families year round, including free meals, free health care, free dental care and free child care.

The goal is obviously to relieve families of most – if not all – of their responsibilities toward their children, so the state can essentially raise them.

Progressives argue that with such services, children will be healthier and safer than they are now, which is probably true in some neighborhoods.

But when do parents start learning how to properly care for their own children? How do children learn that they will be responsible for their own kids when they get older? How does anyone involved in this super-nanny process attain a work ethic, work skills, and a sense of personal responsibility?

It’s probably safe to assume that those questions have not been addressed at the government level.