Confusion at a San Bruno warehouse meant that lunch was delivered late to elementary schools across The City on the first day of classes, forcing many students to make do with cold cereal as cafeteria staff scrambled to cobble together replacement meals, school officials acknowledged this week. Read More
Making tap water available to schoolchildren is now much harder since federal regulations will require districts to provide it by the start of this school year — no exceptions. Read More
New Brita water filters will appear in some Redwood City cafeterias as the elementary school district rushes to figure out how to comply with a federal law mandating drinking water be provided to children during meal times.
The federal law, which was approved as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, says any school participating in the National School Lunch Program must provide free water to kids. Read More
