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School closures over are forcing officials to come up with plans to feed millions of students. Michelle Obama’s school lunch overhaul massively expanded the number of kids who receive “free” meals at school, even for families who can afford them: amgreatness.com/2020/03/16/cov…
Did you know that the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act allows entire school districts rather than individual families to apply for free meals? Large school districts like NYC, Chicago provide breakfast, lunch and a snack to every student regardless of need paid by federal taxpayers.
“After abdicating responsibility for feeding children from parents and guardians to the state, including for families who don’t need the assistance, the Wuhan virus crisis is forcing schools to figure out how to keep the free meals flowing for at least the next few weeks.”
School meal programs cost $31 billion per year. The Community Eligibility Provision will continue to provide taxpayer funded meals for families who don’t need it. USDA needs to rework it since only half of eligible districts now offer the giveaway:

amgreatness.com/2020/03/16/cov…
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