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By Harold Loyd, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
What’s for Lunch?: Looking for a Permanent Solution to Fighting Food Insecurity in Schools
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By Harold Loyd, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
Hi Harold! Your title was really interesting and really drew me into reading your project. I learned that although there is no evidence that school lunches are unevenly distributed you still emphasize an important point that these lunches rely and follow outdated nutritional facts and the cut on quality due to cost. You mentioned the Berkeley Lunch initiative and was wondering what the was. In addition, how do you propose we fix the problems you mentioned in your project. Increase the budget?
Hi Harold,
I think that your topic is so different from all the others in that it still focuses on justice, just in a different aspect. I think it's interesting how schools are capable of being able to opt-out for processed lunches instead of healthy ones for kids and how this isn't being regulated by the state. What solutions do you propose for this? Do you think that there should be laws that can prevent this kind of liberty from being taken?
Hey Harold,
Out of all the research projects, I will genuinely say yours seems like the most interesting topic, and for that reason, it definitely stood out to me. Reflecting on public school lunches over the years, I knew there were policy changes to accommodate equity, but. That being said, your project honestly educated me on how school lunches should be regarded, at least from an interest issue. With that, I would like to question your conclusion: would you agree that "processed, cheap alternatives" to school lunches are fundamentally the school or government's problem, in which public schools are still doing their job by feeding students regardless? Great poster!
Hi Harold. This poster caught my attention because this is a very prevalent issue that I am interested in learning more about. From your poster, I learned that schools often have to get rid of healthy food options in the cafeteria in order to save money, due to cuts in food budgets. This has a significant impact on the health/nutrition of students who rely on schools to provide them with food. This is very saddening. Do you plan on getting involved with any of the programs you mentioned that work to combat this program in the future?
Hi Harold! Your poster stood out to me because I've written an article about food security in PG County schools, and it was an important topic to research. It's interesting to learn that food insecurity is not just about people not getting enough food; it's also about the quality and nutrition value of the food. I think the Berkeley Food Initiative sounds like a great idea to implement. How do you think it could be implemented with limited funding for some schools and districts?