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Rockford Public Schools will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.

The school meal program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is separate from SNAP benefits.

School officials are prepared for a potential increase in meal participation due to possible cuts in federal food assistance.

ROCKFORD, IL — Rockford Public Schools officials say free breakfasts and lunches will be offered to any student who wants them even as the federal government fails to fund food benefits for millions of Americans.

On Nov. 3, students at Rockford's STEAM Academy at Haskell ate chicken drumsticks, Lunchable-style pizzas, pears and bananas like they would any other school day.

District officials said they intend to keep it that way despite the ongoi

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