Breakfast is already offered in the cafeteria and hardly any of the students participate. Why does Expanding Breakfast outside of the cafeteria increase participation?
It may be difficult to attract students to a cafeteria-based breakfast program due to bus schedules and drop off times. Often the students are in a rush and preoccupied with getting to class and talking to friends, so even if they are hungry they do not take the time to go to the cafeteria. Unfortunately, there is still a potential stigma that students who are low-income are eating school breakfast in the cafeteria, which keeps many students away, regardless of their socio-economic level. When breakfast is served outside the cafeteria, students see others eating breakfast so they naturally join in.
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