1 Mar 2024

Not providing school lunches could lead to truancy

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 1 March 2024

A school leader says he's worried he won't be able to provide free school lunches for all his students next year, which he says could increase truancy at his school.

Associate education minister David Seymour has confirmed the Government-funded school lunch programme is under review ahead of this year's budget.

Ellen O'Dwyer reports