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Public and staff push back as Lafayette board agrees to explore private food-service proposals
Summary
The board authorized the superintendent to issue a request for proposals to study food-service management company options; cafeteria staff and statewide nutrition experts urged the district to retain local employees and cook-from-scratch meals.
The Lafayette Parish School Board agreed to let the superintendent pursue a request for proposals to explore options for a food-service management company, prompting public comment and board discussion about potential effects on cafeteria workers and student meals.
Julie Reed, president of the Lafayette Parish Association of Educators, told the board that the association represents all school-site educators and urged the district not to replace food service staff with a…
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