Some North Texas school districts are continuing a helpful practice that many families started relying on during the early days of the pandemic.
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“It’s a positive way to run a school cafeteria,” said Crystal FitzSimons, the director of school and out-of-school time programs for the Food Research and Action Center , a national advocacy group. “Teachers don’t have to worry about kids coming back from lunch hungry or even starting the school day hungry and not ready to learn.
In North Texas, Dallas ISD has offered its students across all campuses and grades free breakfasts and lunches through CEP for the past several years, dating to well before the pandemic. For its 2023–24 school year, Irving ISD began offering free meals to all of its students through the CEP, after having offered free meals to its elementary and middle school students since 2019. Irving ISD spokesperson Jeanine Porter says the benefits for her district transcend simply making sure kids are fed.
Schools that do not offer free breakfasts and lunches to all also present another dilemma, thanks to the eligibility requirements for the federal program. FitzSimons said that current threshold income levels keep some families in need from participating.
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