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Parents and advocates demand full funding for school meals amid quality, participation concerns
Rochester Board of Education · April 22, 2026
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Summary
Parents, food‑policy advocates and grandparents urged the board to protect food‑service funding and improve meal quality, citing hunger, chronic absenteeism and the need for scratch‑cooking and Farm to School partnership investment.
Several speakers asked the board to avoid cuts to food services and to invest in higher‑quality school meals that increase participation and address child hunger.
Christy Miller (S9) opened the discussion on meals by saying children are returning from school hungry and urging the board to “do better” with healthy lunches, kitchen…
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