FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES: California to become 1st state to offer free school lunches for all students
With food prices, inflation, and food insecurity on the rise in California, leaders in education are taking action.
Merced Union High School District got a head start. Because of the need, the district was already serving free breakfast and lunch, taking the pressure off students in the lunch line. "When a student would come through a lunch line and they were considered to be a free student, it would create definitely a barrier with getting meals during the day," says Erin Tassey.
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