Pictou County council is expressing its concerns to the Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education over changes made to the school milk program.
Under the changes, milk provided at a subsidized price for students is no longer distributed through the cafeteria, but through the principal’s office, with money collected by administrative staff.
Several councilors questioned why such a decision was made, saying it creates more work for administrative staff and could end up lowering take-up rates among students, particularly those in elementary grades.
Council passed a motion to write a letter to the CCRCE asking that the milk program go back to being distributed in cafeterias – the letter is also to be sent to the Education Minister, all three Pictou County MLAs including Premier Tim Houston, and to the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
