Wisconsin School District Opts Out of Free Federal Lunch Program
Written by SOURCE on August 27, 2021
A school district in Waukesha, Wisconsin has decided to opt out of a federally funded program that provides all students with free lunch regardless of income status.
WISN 12 reports Waukesha is the only district in the entire state to do away with the federal free lunch program, which was implemented nationwide last year by the federal government in response to COVID-19.
“As we get back to whatever you want to believe normal means, we have decisions to make,” Joseph Como, president of the school board, said in a district meeting this week. “I would say this is part of normalization.”
According to the Washington Post, one board member said the free program made it easy for families to “become spoiled.” Meanwhile, Darren Clark, an assistant superintendent for business services, said the federally-funded program could lead to a “slow addiction” to the service.
