Seattle Mayor Loses Battle over Universal School Meals Program
District officials said 14 schools will still offer free meals to all students, while others must apply for assistance as funding changes.
- On Wednesday, the Kenosha Unified School District ended universal free breakfast and lunch at schools not participating in the Community Eligibility Program .
- District officials stated that excess funds used to offset costs not reimbursed by CEP over the past two years are now unavailable, forcing the return to a partial program.
- Fourteen of the district's 31 schools will remain in the CEP, with KUSD Chief Communications Officer Tanya Ruder confirming these campuses were identified as having the greatest need.
- Families with students at non-CEP schools must now submit applications for free or reduced-cost meals, replacing the two-year practice of universal provision without qualification requirements.
- On Wednesday afternoon, parents lined up at Brass Community School to pick up children after the final free district-provided lunch, marking the immediate end of universal meals.
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Hollingsworth prevails in tussle with mayor over universal school meals program
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Seattle City Council Delays Universal School Meals
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Seattle mayor loses battle over universal school meals program
(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was handed a major defeat Wednesday when a City Council Committee delayed her plan to provide universal taxpayer-funded school breakfast and lunch for public school students.
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