Peaceful Playgrounds shared another sign of the dire economic times and the impact of the budget crisis. According to the blog, California schools are set to run out of funds for free and reduced lunch students by January 2009.
Jack O'Connell, California superintendent of schools, is appealing to the federal government to make up for the state's budget shortfall. Health advocates are also voicing concern that the high cost of fresh fruits and vegetables will result in serving less expensive, and less nutritious, canned fruits and vegetables.
"Without quick action by the governor and the Legislature, districts will be forced to make a series of unacceptable choices to dip further into their own bare-bones budgets, serve less nutritious foods and not comply with California's nationally renowned nutrition standards," Supt. Jack O'Connell said in a statement.
So not only are low-income, school-aged children getting less nutrititious and smaller amounts of food at home due to tough economic times, but now schools won't be of much help either. Sad times for those fighting the good fight for healthy kids.
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