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Monday, October 06, 2014
Federal Lunch Standard Costs To Triple
School districts will take on lunch costs
that are expected to triple in fiscal year 2015, leading to financial
strain as fewer students participate in the program, the School
Nutrition Association said Tuesday. "School nutrition professionals have led the way in promoting
improved diets for students and are committed to serving healthy meals,"
said SNA CEO Patricia Montague. "Despite all of these efforts, fewer
students are eating school meals, and the escalating costs of meeting
overly prescriptive regulations are putting school meal programs in
financial jeopardy." The group, which represents 55,000 school nutrition professionals in the U.S., said the increase is based on USDA estimates
that "will force local school districts and states to absorb $1.22
billion in new food, labor and administrative costs in Fiscal Year 2015
alone, up from $362 million in additional costs in FY 2014." SNA said districts are further strained as fewer students are
participating in the program since the changes went into effect. More
than one million fewer students choose school lunch each day, which cuts
revenue for schools, the group notes...more
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