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LANSING — Federal funding that allowed schools to offer free meals to all students has run out, but some Lansing-area schools are continuing to provide free meals to all students.

Through the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented waivers that allowed schools across the country to offer all students free lunch and breakfast, regardless of whether students and their families qualified based on income. The waiver was not renewed for the 2022-23 school year, meaning many students once again will have to pay for their school meals.

Because of the end of the waivers, some schools, including Holt Public Schools, Charlotte Public Schools and Eaton Rapids Public Schools have limited which students receive free meals or they’ve ended the practice entirely.



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