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Article: Free school dinners for county's students
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- September 3, 2009
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PRIMARY school pupils across County Durham will be tucking into
free school dinners from today.
The ambitious pilot scheme provides free meals for the next two
years for every primary pupil within the area covered by Durham
County Council education authority.
All secondary school pupils opting for school dinners will also
receive a nutritionally balanced meal, including vegetables, salad
and fruit, as new standards come into force in secondary and special
schools.
County Durham and Newham, in London, were picked to pilot the
experiment - together with Wolverhampton, which will offer free
meals to a wider group of children - following evidence that a sit-
down lunch can significantly boost ...