Vending machine at Arlington high school offers free meals to students all day

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Published 2024-04-16

At Arlington's Weston High School, you don't have to wait for the lunch bell in order to get a meal.

A new vending machine in the school cafeteria provides free breakfast and lunch to students, all day long. It includes food items ranging from yogurt to nachos.

That means kids who wake up late, miss the bus or have car problems don't have to worry about missing a meal. They're students like Max Larson, who commutes to school from Stanwood.

"I got here late one day. I wasn't feeling well, but I was able to get some food here so I was able to restart my day and put a happy face on," Larson said.

Approximately 74% of the students at Weston qualify for free or reduced meals.

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All Comments (7)

@VoteForWomensRights 13 days ago

This should be at every school!
@saulvillicana292 yesterday

This country is far too abundant for school kids not be fed if they can't afford it.
@Treemike1000 13 days ago

Awesome 😃
@DaveandAya_ 8 days ago

I bet Bobby loves it
@SparrowStockwell 13 days ago

So nice!
@gasparma2316 yesterday

That’s really awesome and also when they go home they can take some of they know there will be no dinner or going straight to work after the school day is over.