Carol McQuillen was teaching kindergarten and first grade at Orchard School in South Burlington when she started noticing what she called “the crash.” “The kids would go to breakfast and get sausage on a stick covered in grease, tater tots, hot chocolate and Pop-Tarts. This wasn’t the fault of the nutritional staff, but it was a barrier to learning and concentration,” McQuillen said. By 9:30, her students lost focus.

“Sadly, the highest-need kids in general are the ones that rely on school breakfast, so that wasn’t a good trajectory for their day and habits,” she added.

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