Second and third graders at Janet Berry Elementary School in Appleton, Wis., stand in the lunch line to receive free school meals on June 2, 2022. From left are Aria Montes, Lucas Chavez, Tyler Parke, Elina Singh, Brady Dyreson, Azariah Hammerstad and Ethan Lemke. Chavez, in the red shirt, says he ate school lunch more during the free meal program than before the pandemic, which was easier for him because he said he sometimes forgot his lunch money. Amena Saleh / Wisconsin Watch