Media ContactLisa Ramirez, Communications Manager, lramirez@mylegalaid.org
As the Minnesota law providing free school meals gains national attention and enters its second year on the books, this story recalls the history, the Legal Aid attorney and years of hard-fought work that made it happen.
In 2011, Legal Aid Attorney Jessica Webster enlisted the help of pro bono attorneys to investigate and document lunch-shaming across the state. Policies ranged from helpful (providing unlimited hot meals) to punitive (blocking students from graduation ceremonies.) Armed with the facts, she asked Minnesota’s Attorney General for help and got it.
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