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The total lunch debt students have accumulated in Kansas climbed to more than $23 million last year. Many school districts have policies that single out kids when they can’t afford to pay, and a new report shows that can hurt families, even if those policies aren’t strictly enforced. ....
As school lunch debt climbs in Kansas, advocates push to make sure kids don't go hungry at school kcur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TOPEKA — School lunch debt has snowballed in the year following the end of pandemic-era free meal programs. An advocacy group warns the debt accumulation could hurt and humiliate Kansas children in a recently released report. “When Kansas kids are hungry, they can’t learn,” said Haley Kottler, director of a Kansas Appleseed campaign against child […] ....
Kansas courts continue to operate offline amid a computer security issue. two Kansas corrections employees have been fired and six more disciplined for mocking an injured inmate and refusing to help. Those headlines and more inside. ....
An accidental explosion in southwest Kansas kills a mom, dad and toddler. a high-tech pet food plant opens in Tonganoxie. school meal debt piles up across the state. Kansas courts remain offline due to a security incident. and child advocates question why the state didn't do more to protect a 5-year-old Topeka girl who was raped and murdered. Those headlines and more, here. ....