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By Jocelyn Gecker
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income.
The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in the country. School officials, lawmakers, anti-hunger organizations and parents are applauding it as a pioneering way to prevent the stigma of accepting free lunches and feed more hungry children.
Read the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-politics-education-california-b959171f408b549eb46376998c02ac2c">entire article</a>.

Associated Press: California launches largest free school lunch program in US