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Oregon bill will require all schools to offer free meals to all students

Kindergarteners at Durham Elementary School in Tigard eat a free lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Oregon lawmakers plan a proposal to make school meals free for all.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Kindergarteners at Durham Elementary School in Tigard eat a free lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Oregon lawmakers plan a proposal to make school meals free for all.

A coalition of activists and organizations, adults and students, are lobbying Salem to pass HB3435, a bill inspired by the School Meals For All campaign.

David Wieland is a policy advocate at Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon. He joins the Exchange to discuss the problem of hungry students across Oregon, and potential policy solutions.

HB3435, if passed, would declare a state of emergency and require all schools in Oregon to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income.

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