Sentences with phrase «lunch program altogether»

Last week, the state's second largest school district decided to quit the national school lunch program altogether.

Micheline Piekarski, president of the Illinois School Food Service Association, said some schools might find it cheaper to drop out of subsidized lunch programs altogether and offer more expensive, less nutritious ala carte menus instead of full meals.

Critics of the school lunch block grant idea warn that the measure does not provide enough funding to keep up with growing needs, does not guarantee a free lunch to needy students, and would prompt many schools to offer fewer complete meals or to drop their lunch programs altogether.

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I'm not sure exactly where I stand on the question of whether the school lunch program should exist altogether, but I am baffled by the «nanny state» argument against improving nutrition for children.