Bills Would Prohibit Public Schools From ‘Meal Shaming’

Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBOSTON (AP) – Lawmakers are considering proposals that would prohibit Massachusetts school districts from denying hot lunches to children who don’t have money to pay for them or whose parents have fallen behind on meal plan installments.
Critics call the practice “meal shaming” because of the embarrassment it can bring to students. It would become illegal under bills filed by state Sen. Cynthia Creem and state Rep. Andres Vargas that will