CA ACR178

Proclaims March 2, 2020, to March 6, 2020, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week in California.

Notes that nearly one in five California children live in food insecure households and California ranks 33rd nationally in school breakfast participation.

States that more than 58 percent of California public school pupils qualify for free or reduced-price meals, but many do not participate in school breakfast due to barriers like social stigma, late buses, long cafeteria lines, and tight class schedules.

Identifies that eating school breakfast is associated with improved academic performance, better test scores, improved concentration, lower absenteeism, and lower body mass index among students.

Highlights that implementing Breakfast After the Bell programs could increase participation to 70 percent, providing breakfast to an additional 335,160 pupils daily and generating over $100,000,000 in federal reimbursements for school nutrition budgets.