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Amid triennial wellness assessment, some ask if D161 committee can be more effective

A conversation about a recently completed triennial wellness assessment led to a bigger discussion about how Flossmoor School District 161’s Wellness Committee could improve its nutrition education efforts.

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires that all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program complete a triennial assessment of their Local School Wellness Policy and post the results on the district website, according to Jackie Janicke, the district’s director of special…

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