Almost every single day I "went to class hungry and didn’t eat until lunch." That was by choice. As I had to be at the bus stop at the ass-crack of dawn for my ride to the other side of the city, to ensure adequate exposure to the joys of diversity, I usually opted to stay in bed until the very last minute. I survived.
To the Welfare Queen mother -- if you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em.