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State AGs Sue Biden Administration for Tying School Lunch Funding to LGBT Policies

State AGs Sue Biden Administration for Tying School Lunch Funding to LGBT Policies
A child puts her mask back on after finishing lunch at a socially distanced table in the cafeteria of Medora Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., on March 17, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
7/27/2022|Updated: 7/28/2022
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The attorneys general of 22 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a new rule that seeks to block federal funding for meals from schools that don’t follow the administration’s gender-identity policies.

In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice that state and local agencies, program operators, and sponsors receiving funding from the agency’s Food and Nutrition Service must update their policies to include new protections related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Naveen Athrappully
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