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Darien Public Schools bans parents from eating lunch with their children

Principals said the influx of parent visitors in the cafeteria was disruptive.

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House Democrats look to expand federal lunch program to weekends

The Weekends Without Hunger Act would install a five-year pilot program aimed at providing food to students when school is not in session.

The bill will not include restrictions that could have caused almost 265,000 children to lose free school meals.

The FDA says it intends to follow up with labeling that specifies where the produce was grown.

North Thurston Public Schools has accumulated $21,000 in lunch debt this school year.

Here are some marketing ideas to keep in mind as the holiday season gets into full swing.

The lunch is for the districts’ Feed a Farmer event, which aims to educate students about who grows local produce.

The federal agency says it intends to identify safe sources of the produce.

Conceived by college students as part of a worldwide competition, the new initiative uses enterprise to tackle food insecurity.

The food-safety watchdog issued the warning after 32 people were sickened in 11 states from a suspected E. coli contamination.

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