NICOLA STURGEON has been shamed by a new report that has laid bare the tragedy of school meals in Scotland.
More than £1million is owed by families across the country who are unable to pay for their children’s school meals, according to the Aberlour children’s charity. The charity stressed the issue did not end there and was, instead, “merely the tip of the iceberg”.
Guidelines from the UK Government stress the importance of ensuring children “have the energy and nutrition they need top get the most from their whole school day”.
The £1million figure is mainly owed by pupils in the final years of primary school because children in the first five years received universal free school meals in Scotland.
