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Students at Hendrick Hudson raise concerns about new universal meal program and bathroom access; district pledges data and follow-up
Summary
HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Students told the board that the district’s new universal meal program has increased food waste and reduced participation among some high-school students, and they raised concerns that limited bathroom access has concentrated vaping in the open restrooms.
HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Students used public comment at the Sept. 16 Board of Education meeting to raise two related operational concerns: changes to the district’s new federally funded meal program and restricted bathroom access at the high school that students said is driving vaping behavior in fewer, concentrated restrooms.
Multiple students described the district’s new universal-meal setup as requiring a fruit or vegetable to be taken with a meal and said many students decline or discard the produce rather than eat it. One student said the district’s weekly lunch options now include items such as paninis that have long lines and frozen pancake…
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