Inside Latino Parents' Push for Healthy, Culturally Appropriate School Lunches

Inside Latino Parents’ Push for Healthy, Culturally Appropriate School Lunches

By Kaylee Domzalski — April 29, 2022 1 min read

Save to favorites
Print

Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

Copy URL

Editor’s Note: To see English subtitles in the video, select the closed captioning option in the bottom right of the player.

In 2017, a group of parents in Lafayette and Boulder, Colo., met with Boulder Valley School District’s director of nutrition to address a lack of Latino foods in the school lunch menus. In the years since, BVSD implemented a culinary center to cook fresh, local, and cultural food.

Now a new group of Latino parents have asked neighboring district St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont Colo., to take on similar changes in its school menus. These parents discuss their advocacy work and what others can learn from it.

In advocating for the nutritional needs of her children, one parent has found strength in community.
Kaylee Domzalski

Feeling unheard, parents launched a video campaign to build support for their advocacy efforts around school lunches.
Kaylee Domzalski

Kaylee Domzalski

Video Producer, Education Week

Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week.

Coverage of strategies for advancing the opportunities for students most in need, including those from low-income families and communities, is supported by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, at www.waltonk12.org. Education Week retains sole editorial control over the content of this coverage.