USD 308 announces free breakfast for all students this coming school year

HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

This school year, every student at Hutchinson Public Schools can enjoy a breakfast for free!School Breakfast can change lives, as breakfast can have a potentially dramatic effect on students. On average, students who eat school breakfast have been shown to:

1. Achieve 17.5% higher math test scores
2. Attend 1.5 more days of school per year
3. Be less likely to have behavioral and psychological problems
4. Build healthy eating habits

School Breakfast Helps Families by:

1. Fueling Learning
   Kids and teens can concentrate on their schoolwork better when they are not hungry
2. Provides better nutrition:
   Studies show that people who eat breakfast have a higher intake of dietary fiber, vitamin B, calcium, iron and other nutrients
3. Saves time:
   School breakfast can simplify mornings for families

Sources:

1. No Kid Hungry
2. My Plate