NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) -- Back to school means back-to-school lunches, but this year they're costing more with food prices increasing nationwide.
Pandemic relief funds that ensured free meals for all kids ran out in June and school nutritionists are blaming higher costs on inflation, supply chain problems and the lasting effects of the pandemic.
Overall, the national public school lunch debt sits at $262 million a year. Still, a million-and-half students pay full price for lunches they can't afford, according to the Education Data Initiative. Alternative lunches, shaming over meal debt can have negative impacts on students' psyches, experts say
"School meal program budgets have very limited amount of funds to use for preparing and serving school meals," said Pratt-Heavner.
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