Our View: School nutritionists serve up free lunch program
The idea behind universal free lunches has been around for years, but it's getting a closer look due to the pandemic.
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Post Bulletin Editorial Board |
5:00 am, Apr. 3, 2021
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But some local activists would like to change that.
Carrie Frank of Dover-Eyota and Brenton Lexvold from Red Wing, both members of the Minnesota School Nutrition Association, are proponents of universal free lunch for students.
The need is evident. For example, more than 33% of students in Olmsted County qualify for the existing free or reduced-price lunch program. In Mower County, it is more than 50%