The ways in which school closings affect children are just beginning to be known, but early indications are they’re taking a negative toll on kids’ learning and overall well-being.
When they moved instruction online, many schools began distributing grab-and-go lunches.
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It helped that school food service staff quickly changed their preparation, packaging and distribution methods to feed students who were no longer eating in cafeterias.
An East Brainerd Elementary School lunch, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Thurston Domina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The millions of US children whose parents can’t always afford enough nutritious food for their families get about a quarter of their calories from what they eat at school.