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As schools around the country reopen following winter break, their students are being reminded of the lunch debt they've racked up this school year. With Congress' decision to let a pandemic aid provision expire in June, advocates and experts are looking at solutions.
Community organizations, social media influencers and national nonprofits are trying to help fill the void with donations to cover the more than $19 million in debt students have accrued just halfway into the school year.
It doesn’t seem to be enough: Plenty of kids face going without school lunches or getting smaller, alternative school meals when they go back to school this winter because of their negative balances. With Congress' decision to let a pandemic aid provision expire in June, advocates and experts are looking at solutions.
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