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Board discusses proposed free lunch legislation
The issue of lunch debt and the school’s lunch program was a topic of discussion at the Rugby School Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Business manager Dawn Hauck commented on the issue of free lunch, which is set to be revisited by the North Dakota Legislature during its special session this month. Hauck said she had to transfer $18,000 to the hot lunch program in December and was likely going to have to again in January. “What happens is, the federal government covers free and reduced meals to a point, regardless of what the state does. There’s always going to be free meals for those who apply and qualify. They’re all still going to get those free meals. The state has agreed to pick up the extra reduced meals, and the state picks up a little bit more than the federal government does,” Hauck said. “What that means, is that it would then pay for all ...
