Fort Bend Independent School District said students have accumulated $38,138 worth of debt for breakfast and lunches in their schools cafeterias this school year.
During the pandemic – in 2020 and 2021 – the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave Fort Bend ISD along with other districts waivers to feed all students for free.
Officials said the (USDA) notified school districts in June that waivers will no longer be available for the current school year. Fort Bend ISD Child Nutrition Executive Director Matt Antignolo said the federal government could have notified school districts a lot sooner.
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