MPS students hold rally for better lunch program

-
4:03
Come out to celebrate Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s ’5 finest’...
-
4:04
Mental health tips for breaking the cycle of stress
-
3:47
Register to ’March for Babies’ in Wauwatosa this summer
-
3:00
Running the right way. Upcoming workshops by Runfit MKE to help...
-
0:30
CBS 58’s One Good Thing: Lacrosse teams unite
-
3:13
FBI Milwaukee looking to hire more female special agents
-
0:42
Hunger Task Force delivers 10K boxes of food to seniors through...
-
0:42
Racine community prayer vigil held in response to recent violence
-
1:57
’Please come on down’: Bar owner hopeful recent gun violence...
-
2:54
’Standing on the sidelines is not an option’: City leaders...
-
1:33
Google AI helps you practice a job interview
-
2:20
Local UFO investigator weighs in on first congressional UFO hearing...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Dozens of Milwaukee high school students braved the cold and snow demanding that MPS make changes to its school lunch program.
The campaign is called "School Lunch Justice" and is led by the group "Youth Empowered in the Struggle".
The students say the lunches MPS provides are not nutritious and are not filling.
They also say there are limited options that do not take into consideration cultural and religious restrictions.
"As an example, if you were allergic to peanut butter and someone served you that, there would be a consequence for the school," said Mandeeq Abdulahi, Milwaukee High School junior. But since we're Muslim and we're a minority group in the school, who cares. What are they going to think if we serve them pork?"
"I know that definitely some of my classmates skip lunch because the food is unappetizing or they're not hungry," said Zoe Smith, Reagan High School sophomore.
The students made six demands, which included hiring more lunch staff and having regular meetings with the MPS Board of Directors.