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Students and nutrition advocates tell Durham board school meals must be fresher, more consistent
Summary
Students from UnBox and allied nutrition advocates told the board that cafeteria shortages and the end of a local meat contract have reduced the quality and appeal of school meals; advocates urged the district to prioritize scratch cooking, local suppliers and a fixed local funding allocation to maintain Good Food Program contracts.
Students and adult advocates told the Durham Public Schools Board of Education during public comment that school lunch quality, shortages and recent contract changes are harming student nutrition and ability to focus in class.
Representatives of UnBox and StudentU, the district's youth food policy council, related multiple incidents in which schools ran out of food during lunch periods. "Today, April 24, my school ran out of food," said JD Clement High…
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