When you present
the facts about school breakfast, and its associated benefits — increased test scores, fewer behavioral problems, improved focus in the classroom — you give stakeholders the opportunity to understand the measurable results that come from feeding students a morning meal.
Not exact matches
The
school population in question was primarily Hispanic and apparently oatmeal isn't commonly eaten in that community; the
school's principal actually called the official later that day to complain
about the
breakfast and the
fact that children went hungry that morning.
As a consequence, unlike many parents and other laypeople who are (very rightly) concerned
about school breakfasts sometimes containing upwards of 9 or 10 teaspoons of sugar, I do understand the regulatory construct that yields this result — including, as you correctly state, the
fact that there's no sugar cap imposed by USDA.
The toolkit continues with
fact sheets addressing common questions
about breakfast in the classroom, as well as a brief breakdown of the roles of various stakeholders; teachers, as well as custodians and
school nutrition staff.
Learn
about different delivery models, find an FAQ section, read key studies that speak to the importance of
school breakfast, and download extras like backpack brochures and
school breakfast fact sheets to share with students and parents.
In
fact, in April 2017,
about 300,000 low - income children did not receive
school breakfast, despite being eligible for and already enrolled in the program.