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Betti Wiggins holds a proclamation certificate as HISD Nutrition Services employees are honored with a proclamation from the City of Houston naming the day HISD National School Lunch Hero Day during a ceremony before a food distribution event at Barnett Stadium Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Houston. HISD's Nutrition Services staff have worked six days a week since the start of the pandemic, distributing more than 44.
The rankings are based on student participation rates in free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch, as well as whether a district offers after-school snacks or dinner options, according to the organization. "We have always consistently tried to feed our children," she said."HISD has long believed a hungry child could not learn."Chronically struggling HISD elementary school 'moving in right direction' as TEA takeover nears
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