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Many students were able to continue receiving school meals in recent summers as a result of loosened government rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of free lunches served has dropped since peaking in 2020.

More children experienced food insecurity in 2020 than in 2019, the Agriculture Department said in its annual report on household food security in the U.S. But nationwide, the overall rate remained steady despite the COVID-19 pandemic.