sed in students during the school day, but also assurance for students, that they will perform better in school and assurance to other school personal. However some opponents believe that the breakfast program is an intrusion into family life and is not cost – effective for a school district (Saks, 1995). Money is yet another controversial issue when discussing the school breakfast program. The average cost for an elementary school student to eat breakfast is about 78 cents. The USDA School Breakfast Program provides cash reimbursements to schools for meals served, much as the school lunch program. Children eligible to receive a lunch at free or reduced price are also eligible to receive breakfast at the same rate (Coles, 2000). The preceding data shows that if a school district believes that their budget could not support a breakfast program, they will be reimbursed for most of their money spent. Affects of the school breakfast program due to various amount of participation by the students are another controversial issue in which many questions arise. Studies have shown that where schools have participated in the program, the results show an increase in the average attendance and reduced rates of lateness to homeroom, and more importantly to class (Boujie, Smith & Janicke, 1999). This in turn means that there are many students who participate in the program.Many research articles have shown significant influences in the students’ behaviors, which are thought to be the result of the breakfast program. Superintendents recognize the connection between nutrition and learning. They agreed that nutrition enhanced retention, learning ability and concentration. They also agreed that there is a connection between classroom behavior and nutrition (Wang, 1995). In the opposing point of view, a research report done by Sheryl Neeland found no statistically significant effects on test scores for the breakfast participants or t...
