Wait for USDA before adjusting SC K-12 school meal requirements, districts ask senators

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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COLUMBIA — School district officials who oversee students’ breakfasts and lunches asked a panel of senators to hold off on changing the state’s school meal requirements until they see how federal changes work.

Senators did not take a vote on the bill Wednesday, instead deciding it needed more discussion after district officials and nutritionists warned that it could make children’s lunches harder to buy or more expensive.

The bill, which passed the House unanimously …

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