The Greens party in South Australia is calling for free school lunches for students saying it will ease child poverty and cost of living pressures.
Greens education spokesperson Robert Simms said that with thousands of South Australian families living in poverty and the cost of living continuing to soar, the government should be doing everything to provide relief.
“Free school lunches would reduce pressure on parents, improve educational outcomes and ensure that every South Australian child has access to healthy, nutritious food,” Simms said in a statement on Aug. 15.
He said it would help address poverty across the state.
“With so many families doing it tough, now really is the time for the government to back a bold plan like this,” he said….