The Community of Madrid is working on "alternatives" to replace menus for vulnerable children who cannot access school canteens due to the closing of schools and which have opened a confrontation between the regional government and the Central Executive. This was confirmed this Wednesday by the Madrid vice president and spokesman, Ignacio Aguado, who noted that this measure "was taken in a moment of urgency" and as this situation lengthens over time "alternatives must be sought" so that children have a "healthy diet".

These menus that serve Telepizza, Rodilla and Viena Chaplains have opened in recent days a confrontation between the Community of Madrid and the Vice President of Social Rights held by Pablo Iglesias. A Vice Presidency that yesterday claimed, according to EFE, to justify "the suitability and the healthy and balanced character" of the meals because if they did not do so, they could not "free the money" destined to give aid to guarantee the right to food for minors in vulnerable situations.

This Thursday the vice president Aguado has indicated that both the Ministry of Social Policy and the Ministry of Education will be those who work on changing the menus in the event that this situation "lengthens". However, sources from the Ministry of Education indicate to EL MUNDO that the response of the regional government to the central executive will be the nutritional values ​​of the current menus through the Ministry of Social Policy.

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