A child pretending to eat out of an empty lunchbox because they do not qualify for free school meals and do not want their friends to know that there is no food at home. A child coming into school having not eaten anything since lunch the day before, so hungry that they are eating rubbers at school; and a child hiding in the playground because they do not think they can get a meal—all stories from schools in England today. This has to stop.
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson advocates for providing free school meals to all children in poverty, emphasizing its positive impact on health, concentration, and financial burden on parents, as well as citing analysis showing significant economic benefits.
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