Increased School Lunch Prices May Pay for Healthier Meals

The Board will decide tonight whether to enact a series of price increases on meals served in school cafeterias, a district spokeswoman said.

Effective Oct. 1, the price increase would raise the cost of breakfast from 75 cents to $1.25, and lunches would go up from $1.75 to $2.25, according to the school district.

Meal prices would be raised 25 cents in the 2012-2013 school year, and 25 cents again in 2013-2014.

Redwood City School District has the lowest priced meals out of any school district in San Mateo County.

The price increases would raise revenues to the school district by an estimated $537,000 over the three years, according to Chief Business Official Raul Parungao.

The to provide a greater variety of fresh vegetables and whole-wheat products, cover increasing labor costs, upgrade kitchen equipment, and provide more free meals to kids from low-income families.

The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at the district office at 750 Bradford St. in Redwood City.

--Bay City News

Correction: The original article listed the total revenue over three years as $244,000, which is the revenue for the 2013-2014 school year only.