“According to the information received by the Ombudsman, the audit found that the administrations of 323 educational organizations located on the territory of 13 constituent entities of Russia, in violation of the rights of primary school students of the second shift, approved menus that do not include the first course.
In fact, children were provided with hot breakfasts instead of lunch, ”the message says.
As noted, 294 submissions have already been submitted to the heads of local government bodies and school principals, following the results of consideration of which, in most cases, the menus have been adjusted.
Kuznetsova promised to continue monitoring the implementation of the president's order to provide children with hot meals in the regions.
In 2020, Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed free hot meals at primary school.
Also, the head of state instructed Rospotrebnadzor to conduct unscheduled inspections of educational organizations and food suppliers for them in order to ensure high-quality nutrition for students.