He then blamed it on free lunch. He said he didn't want the kids to stay home because for many of them, it's the only hot meal that they eat each day. Did they get to eat it when many of the people who work in the kitchen preparing those meals couldn't get to work?
The mayor should be ashamed of himself for saying that.
Deflecting attention from his bad judgment.
He's lucky that there were no accidents involving school buses.
I cringed when I heard the mayor's remark. It would be so much better if he could just admit it was a mistake and move on. People respond well to apologies, and can easily sense when you are disengenuous in hiding from blame.
