‘A race to the bottom’: Complaints about school lunches in Peoria reignite calls for change – Peoria Journal-Star

“School districts heavily reliant on free and reduced lunches are forced, as a construct of the school procurement code, to always go with the lowest bidder,” said state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, author of HB 4813. “We are telling individuals who want to bid for the school lunch contract that the only way that you have the ability to win is that it must be the lowest price. ... It is inherently a race to the bottom.”
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The Paraclete
2 years ago

Bacon and chocolate milk. How about a BLT?

NoHope4Illinois
2 years ago

Yet another thing Parochial, Christian, and Private schools excel at – lunches.

School Choice is the ONLY meaningful solution to the incredible mess of public schools.

Last edited 2 years ago by NoHope4Illinois
Freddy
2 years ago

Are the kids getting tired of Soylent Green?

debtsor
2 years ago

When did it become OK for parents to rely on the government to feed their own dang kids?

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