A child holds a packed lunch and breakfast as the Wyomissing Area School District handed out lunches (and breakfasts) for the first time Tuesday, March 17 in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Credit:	Lauren A. Little/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images

A child holds a packed lunch and breakfast as the Wyomissing Area School District handed out lunches (and breakfasts) for the first time Tuesday, March 17 in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Credit: Lauren A. Little/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images

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