Congress did not extend United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service authority to allow all students to eat school meals free of charge this school year, a choice that will effect around ten million children this school year, according to Forbes.
More than 1.7 million public and private school students in Pennsylvania will be able to get breakfast for free.
Many Pennsylvania students are starting the school year in debt — over lunch.
The federal relief funds are meant to make up for the added food expenses families faced without access to school meals.
Palmyra Area School District Superintendent Bernie Kepler said he was “pleased and humbled” by the donation from a community group that wants to stay anonymous.
Why did the law change? In part, because districts are on the hook for lunch debts that in some cases have doubled since shaming was banned.
