PETERSBURG, Va. — The city of Petersburg has vowed to make changes to its school lunch menu after a picture of a student’s meal went viral online.
The photo was met with criticism across social media, mostly directed toward Petersburg Public Schools and the food they were serving students.
On Thursday, CBS 6 senior reporter Wayne Covil, along with the city’s mayor and school board chair, visited Petersburg High School to see and taste the food they were serving.
Petersburg High is where the viral photos of the school lunch were taken.
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William Taylor The Petersburg Schools Food Service Director, Sandy Stokes, says the post made her feel a certain way.
“It’s hurtful for me because these [lunch] ladies work hard, some of them are here at 6:30 in the morning,” Stokes said.
The challenges in a school cafeteria are enormous, and according to Stokes, some students do not eat the entire lunch meal that is offered.
“They could have had another vegetable a fruit, a milk,” Stokes said.