Sentences with phrase «often on free school meals»
The programme, which is currently overseen by the NCS Trust, has a stated mission of «social mixing» between pupils of different backgrounds, meaning that participants are often on free school meals or have special educational meals, as well as including those from pupil referral units or not in any education or training at all.
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This area gets even trickier because not every student on «paid» status actually does pay — some school districts allow student with no free or reduced eligibility and no money to pay for their lunch, to «charge» the cost of the meal, and then try later to collect these unpaid charges from the family, often with mixed success.
Children who benefit from free school breakfasts and lunches often miss meals and go hungry once their school closes for the holidays, while the lack of free play schemes and sports activities can have an impact on those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.»