School 'Lunch Shaming' <br />Is Outlawed by CA Law The new legislation requires <br />that all students receive a standard <br />school lunch regardless of unpaid meal fees. Students with lunch debt are <br />often given "alternative lunches," <br />which in turn can lead to "lunch <br />shaming" by other students. Authored by state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, <br />the legislation was signed by <br />CA Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday. Newsom said he was inspired <br />to support the bill by a nine-year-old <br />boy who used $74.80 in allowance <br />to pay off his third grade's lunch debt. Gavin Newsom, CA Governor, via CNN "Lunch shaming" has also <br />been perpetuated by school <br />administration officials. A Pennsylvania school district <br />issued a letter to parents threatening <br />foster care for students with unpaid lunch debt. According to the School <br />Nutrition Association, 75% of school <br />districts reported unpaid lunch debt <br />for the 2016-2017 school year.
