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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Wed Oct 16, 2013, 08:56 AM Oct 2013

NY Daily News: Queens school that went vegetarian shows student gains, draws plaudit

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/vegging-better-school-article-1.1486681

Attendance, test scores and energy are all improved since P.S. 244 stopped serving meat in its cafeteria, officials at the Flushing school say.

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NY Daily News: Queens school that went vegetarian shows student gains, draws plaudit (Original Post) LiberalElite Oct 2013 OP
Great story LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #1
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CrispyQ

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Wed Oct 16, 2013, 09:40 AM
Oct 2013

What a great story!

In the movie "Super Size Me" there was a segment on school lunches. The school they used didn't go veg, but they did go to 'home cooked' meals instead of food court meals & the difference in the kids was amazing.

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