Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that starting in 2027, students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals will no longer face “processing fees” when paying for school lunches.
Currently, cashless payment systems allow processing companies to charge families fees as high as $3.25 per transaction, disproportionately affecting low-income families.
This policy change aims to reduce costs for families under 185% of the federal poverty line.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized the need for universal free school meals to ensure equitable access to nutrition for all students.
Bold of them to assume the school lunch program will exist at all by that time
Sure it does.
Any piece of good news about what will happen involving the U.S. government in the next four years? Throw it out the fucking window.
Out the window? Recoverable. Shredded to bits at the bottom of a dirty disposal, just like the constitution? That’s where it’ll go.
Oh I love when democrats enact laws that dont go into effect for several years. And then never.
It will be eliminated in January. Glad I’m not having kids in this shithole country.
School Lunch is COMMUNISM! Donald Trump will Let Our Kids STARVE which is EXACTLY why I voted for him!
-Republicans trying to Save The Children!
“…because gas prices might come down 10 cents”
Project2025 has the plan in it to end all free and reduced price meals at public schools.
2025 new policy of punching poor kids in the face takes effect.
It’ll be repealed by the end of January
So a child today suffering from this just has to wait several more years for it take effect?
