Coronavirus is closing more schools. What happens to students who depend on school lunches?

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Coronavirus is closing schools, forcing working families to choose between their children and their income

The USDA doesn't have the authority to install a blanket nationwide waiver, so each state must apply on its own. The latest waiver for Washington state and California will"help ensure that our children get wholesome meals, safeguarding their health during times of need," Brandon Lipps, the deputy undersecretary for the USDA's Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, said in a statement.

Cafeteria workers for the Northshore School District in Washington state prepare meals for students who must stay home on March 9, 2020.Claire Lane, the director of the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition, a Washington state nonprofit, said her state has another request to the USDA that, if approved, would waive the lower income eligibility requirements so that more students have the opportunity to be fed and perishable food doesn't go to waste. About 1.

 

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The cleric got burned and you guys are asking for his beard. Wtf?

Maybe they can do a lunch pick up, or come up with a creative solution.

Bad idea to use Chinese takeout containers.

In CA we will still feed the children.

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