Maine Hs Drops Out Of School Lunch Program, Says Federal Nutrition Standards Too Strict

Cape Elizabeth High School is now dropping out of the National School Lunch Program. It’s a growing trend among school districts nationwide which say the federal standards for healthy foods are too strict. The Cape Elizabeth School Board approved the request from the food service director to withdraw from the federally subsidized program. He says the high school is actually losing money because students stopped buying school meals or are wasting food because they don’t like what’s being served. Food service director Peter Esposito said rules from the U.S.