Keywords
Middle Schools, Household Food Insecurity, Second Chance Breakfast, student behaviors, poverty
Abstract
Household Food Insecurity (HFI) is a frequent challenge for children living in poverty that impacts social, emotional, and behavioral development. Federally assisted meal programs, such as the National School Breakfast Program, address HFI for students living in poverty through free or reduced-price breakfast. However, there are challenges for students to take advantage of this opportunity, and it is underutilized. In this research, all middle school students at a high poverty school were offered a free of charge meal alternative called Second Chance Breakfast. Since this program was started, student participation in school breakfast increased and behavior incidences in school dropped significantly. Along with improved behavior outcomes, teachers reported improved student academic behavior.
Recommended Citation
Witzel, Bradley S. and Wall-Bassett, Elizabeth
(2023)
"Household Food Insecurity and Student Behavior: The Impact of One School's Second Breakfast Program,"
Mid-Western Educational Researcher: Vol. 35:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/mwer/vol35/iss1/5
