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On the recordMay 11, 2021
I will be reintroducing the Anti-Lunch Shaming Act to prohibit, not simply discourage but actually prohibit schools from publicly stigmatizing a child who can't afford their lunch.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez plans to introduce legislation against lunch shaming in schools.

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