Calif. Ends School Lunch-Shaming by Guaranteeing All Students Will Get a Meal
Photo: Kylie Kirkpatrick A 10-year-old boy’sfight to end student lunch debtand save his classmates the shame of being served an “alternative” meal at school has inspired real change in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday to ban the practice of singling out students unable to pay for their lunch, and cited the efforts of elementary schooler Ryan Kyote in helping bring the issue to greater attention. “I want to thank Ryan for his empathy and his courage in bringing awareness to this important issue,” Newsom said in anews release....