Title: Should school lunches be free? | The Tylt
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Should school lunches be free? | The Tylt
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Content: When a child can't pay for their lunch, the cost of that meal does not disappear; the child goes into "lunch debt." This does not mean they are denied food, but given different food instead. One public school district in Rhode Island announced in May it would offer an alternative meal in the form of a "sun butter and jelly sandwich" (likely opting for sunflower seed butter to avoid peanut allergies). Although alternative meals may not be what students prefer, schools must take into account how much they spend on food and how much they get back, while of course still feeding children. Some adults remember receiving a barebones meal of bread and cheese: 1126255457738338310
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In Oct. 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that aims to end lunch shaming; students who cannot afford meals will be provided with the same food as students who can.