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RandySF

(57,632 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 02:25 AM Sep 2020

Virginia House bill that would guarantee free school meals to students advances to Senate

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill this month to provide free school meals for 109,000 more public school students in the commonwealth.

House Bill 5113, was introduced by Del. Danica Roem, D-13th, and passed the chamber unanimously. Roem’s bill requires eligible public elementary and secondary schools to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.

“School food should be seen as an essential service that is free for everyone regardless of their income,” Roem said.

The program allows all students in an eligible school to receive free breakfast and lunch. Currently, 425 schools are eligible for CEP but don’t take part in the program, according to a document that details the financial impact of the legislation. More than 420 schools and 200,000 students participated in CEP during the 2018 to 2019 school year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.



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Virginia House bill that would guarantee free school meals to students advances to Senate (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2020 OP
I've always thought this should be done More_Cowbell Sep 2020 #1
I always thought that school meals should be provided by govt for ALL students JI7 Sep 2020 #2

More_Cowbell

(2,190 posts)
1. I've always thought this should be done
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 02:42 AM
Sep 2020

Some savings can be seen by not employing cashiers. Lose the stigma of free/reduced meals for only some kids.

JI7

(89,174 posts)
2. I always thought that school meals should be provided by govt for ALL students
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 03:45 AM
Sep 2020

in public schools.

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