New Jersey S2117 mandates school districts to take steps to boost participation in free or reduced priced meal programs and prohibits shaming.
New Jersey S2117 requires school districts to exhaust all options to directly certify students for free or reduced priced meal programs before notifying parents of unpaid meal fees. The bill prohibits districts from shaming students with meal bills in arrears, treating them differently, or forcing them to the end of the food line. Districts may not threaten to make a child protective services report solely due to the arrearage. The bill also mandates districts to report biannually to the Department of Agriculture on students denied school breakfast or lunch.
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