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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APR. 22-28, 2022 BXR
Bill would require letter grades
for NYC school cafeterias
A bill proposed by Councilmember Rafael Salamanca Jr. would require city officials to publicly post
letter grades for public school cafeterias and lunches. Photo courtesy Getty Images
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of Education (DOE) would
be required to post letter
grades in a publicly visible
location near the front
entrances and cafeteria
entrances of schools, and
to post inspection results
of school cafeterias and
kitchens on its website. Additionally,
the DOE would
be required to inform parents
and legal guardians if
their child’s cafeteria was
given a “C” grade or worse.
The bill now awaits a
hearing in the City Council’s
Education Committee.
This is the second attempt
by Salamanca Jr.,
to get such a bill passed.
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Parents and guardians
may soon be able to
see grades, not of their
children’s academic performance,
but rather the
cleanliness of their school’s
cafeterias and kitchens.
City Councilmember
Rafael Salamanca Jr. is
proposing a bill that would
require the city Department
of Health and Mental
Hygiene to establish a letter
grading system, much
like the ones used to rate
city restaurants, for sanitary
conditions of school
cafeterias and kitchens.
The bill also stipulates
that the city Department
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In 2018, the Longwood Progressive
introduced a similar
bill, but it stalled when
it didn’t gain enough City
Council support or from
the de Blasio’s administration.
Cleanliness, and in particular,
records of infestations
of rodents and mice
as reported by Gothamist
and other outlets, have
been a commonplace issue
for New York City public
schools. The DOE’s Office
of Food and Nutrition
Services has been piloting
school cafeteria enhancements
since 2017.
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