There will be no charge for any Newton student to eat breakfast at their school next school year. The Food Service Supervisor for the Newton Community School District, Julie Miller, says it’s an effort to get more students off to a healthy start for their day. 

“Research shows the more they eat school meals, the more chance they have of improving their attention span and learning, and their behavior improves because they are not hungry. We just want to give them the absolute best start to the day we can, so we encourage everyone to come and join us for breakfast next year.”

Miller says the Newton School District has been serving about 10,000 breakfasts per month, and they hope to see that rise substantially next school year. She also notes the Newton School District has not always been financially able to do something like this. This is a one year trial, but if it is successful and the district is financially able, Miller says they will continue providing free breakfasts to all students. Hear more from the Newton Community School District Food Service Supervisor on today’s Let’s Talk Newton.