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发帖数: 19398 | 1 Schools in the District of Columbia, closed Monday as the city recovered
from a massive blizzard, opened 10 sites around the city to offer free
breakfasts and lunches to students and their families.
In nearby Baltimore, which was also hit hard by snow, a non-profit
organization offered free bagged meals to students, the Baltimore Sun
reports.
The move was praised by children's advocacy groups, who are quick to note
that low-income students, who rely on school meals for much of their
nutrition, often struggle with hunger on days when school is not in session.
The issue is especially pressing in cities with higher rates of poverty.
Nearly 80 percent of students enrolled in the D.C. schools qualify for free
and reduced-price meals, according to district data.
In 2014, a city council member proposed a bill that would have required the
city to offer free meals on snow days. |
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