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2020 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 434
Commending Prince William County Public Schools.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 3, 2020
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2020
 

WHEREAS, Prince William County Public Schools led efforts to fight childhood hunger through its dinner program for students in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Prince William County Public Schools served about 165,000 after-school meals to students at 18 local schools during the 2018–2019 academic year; and

WHEREAS, Prince William County Public Schools took top honors in the Virginia School Board Association’s Food for Thought competition for its Supper Program; the competition was created in 2012 to educate, engage, and empower school leaders to address childhood hunger and provide all students in Virginia with healthier and more nutritious school meals; and

WHEREAS, Prince William County Public Schools was recognized in the Meal Access to Fight Hunger category award for school divisions with more than 10,000 students; and

WHEREAS, the Prince William County Public Schools’ Supper Program was implemented in 2016 at one initial school site, which served about 7,000 meals to students, and has grown to 18 sites; with 165,000 meals served in 2019, the program has been successful at lessening food insecurity for students and improving their ability to learn; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Prince William County Public Schools for its commitment to ending food insecurity and reducing childhood hunger; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Babur B. Lateef as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for Prince William County Public Schools’ achievements on behalf of its students.