California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a new piece of legislation that guarantees all students will receive lunch even if their parents or guardians have not paid their meal fees
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a new piece of legislation that guarantees all students will receive lunch even if their parents or guardians have not paid their meal fees. The bill, authored by state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, says students shouldn't be denied a meal of their choice because of unpaid fees. It also ensures"that the pupil is not shamed or treated differently from other pupils.
Kyote isn't the only young student to bring attention to the issue of student meal debt.The problem with student meal debtSchool lunch debt in the US has frequently made headlines in the past few months. A survey by the School Nutrition Association found that three-fourths of school districts reported having unpaid student meal debt at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Of those districts, 40.
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