"We continue to call on the Trump administration to provide these waivers immediately,"
"Americans are struggling and they're suffering and they're hungry. Politics should not play a role when we have the ability to feed and support those who are in need."
"President Trump, we call on you to fund and approve these waivers immediately at a time when 27% of California households with children face food insecurity,"
The California Department of Education asked the Trump administration to permit flexibility in the federal school meal program and to issue waivers allowing school districts to distribute to-go meals over weekends and holidays. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond urged immediate approval, noting high child food insecurity and personal experience with SNAP. The request follows the administration's resistance to fully funding SNAP during the government shutdown, a federal judge's order to fund benefits, and administration demands that states undo payments or face penalties. The state seeks to use existing federal meal funding to serve students and younger children; California provided more than 800 million meals during the pandemic.
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