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Schools, families feel the pinch after end of federal free meal program

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A federal pandemic-era program that provided free meals for all public school students ended last September. A recent survey by a group that advocates for universal free school lunch found that 847 school districts have racked up more than $19 million in debt from unpaid lunch fees. Crystal FitzSimons from the Food Research and Action Center joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

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U.S. & Canada
Tags
National School Lunch Program, public schools, school lunch
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