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Thursday, October 15, 2015

FREEBEACON: Report: Kids Continue to Leave the Lunch Line Due to Michelle Obama’s Rules

GAO: 1.4 million dropped out of program

AP

BY: Elizabeth Harrington
October 14, 2015 4:35 pm

The number of schoolchildren participating in the school lunch program continues to decline, as 1.4 million students have dropped out of the program since First Lady Michelle Obama’s lunch rules went into effect.

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that schools are still struggling to meet the healthy rules, with kids not taking to sweet potato tater tots or whole grain pasta.

“Nationwide, participation in the National School Lunch Program has declined in recent years after having increased steadily for more than a decade,” the GAO said in its report released Wednesday. The government watchdog found that 1.4 million students have stopped participating in the program since the 2010-2011 school year, a 4.5 percent decline. In 2014, 30.4 million students participated, down to 2006 levels.