Urging state to provide free school meals for all students

Free school meals for all students are the rallying cry across the state and right here in Western New York. Too many families are facing food insecurity with rising grocery prices, and some students have racked up meal debt at schools. “Because I knew those students who were hungry — that weren’t getting their lunch every day,” declared Lisa Chimera, deputy county executive, Erie County, retired Ken-Ton teacher.