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Board approves 35¢ increase for full-price school lunches after debate over timing and size of rise
Summary
The School District of New Berlin board approved a 35¢ increase to full-price student lunches, citing rising costs and the loss of temporary funding sources; the vote was taken by hand and passed despite initial confusion about a majority.
The School District of New Berlin board on Tuesday approved a 35¢ increase to each full-price student lunch, the district’s first requested increase since 2013, citing rising food, supply and labor costs and the loss of temporary funding sources.
Administration sought the increase at the request of the district’s director of nutrition services, and Patrick (business staff) said the district had seen expenses exceed revenues over the past…
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