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Foodservice employees on leave after school lunch allegations

Seven Garfield School District employees are on paid leave after allegations of improperly filing applications for free and reduced school lunches in the past three years.

Hungry ETSU students have to pay a bit extra for on-campus dining this semester.

On Friday, 7-year-old Jamarcus Spencer devoured an organic hot dog that is on the menu because the school is working to provide more healthy meals to its students.

The Davidson College Student Government Association is calling on the college to reduce the cost of its meal plan, which all students will be required to purchase next year.

Students at the University of California, Davis, are now paying more for their food—but some of them may also be getting a pay raise.

It costs more to raise old-fashioned breeds, but chefs gladly fork over more cash for the characteristic flavor, fat and texture of heritage pork.

The dinner program, free to all children 18 and under who live in the district, started in September. In a little over a month, the district has served an average of 100 students per day and has had to extend dinner hours until 5 p.m. to accommodate the increased number of participating students.

Several dining venues on the campus of Illinois State University, in Normal, are no longer accepting cash.

Guidelines instituted by the federal government have impacted what students at Salamanca and elsewhere can and can’t bring into the lunchroom.

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