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Child‑nutrition program faces shortfall; board weighs ending universal breakfast or raising lunch prices
Summary
District staff told the board the child nutrition enterprise is running a monthly deficit driven by rising labor and food costs and static federal reimbursements; trustees discussed options including ending universal breakfast, raising lunch prices by 25–50 cents, or pursuing second‑chance/Breakfast‑in‑the‑Classroom models.
Henderson County Public Schools’ child‑nutrition program reported a multi‑thousand‑dollar monthly shortfall driven by higher labor costs and food‑price inflation while federal USDA reimbursements have not kept pace with those increases.
Child‑nutrition staff reported per‑plate costs for breakfast at approximately $2.52 and a reimbursement for paid breakfast of $0.39, producing a subsidy gap for paid breakfasts. For lunch, the per‑plate cost was reported at about…
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