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Slovenia is considering introducing free lunches for all schoolchildren<\/strong>, but there is a serious obstacle \u2014 an acute shortage of kitchen staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Education<\/strong> estimates that providing hot meals to all primary school pupils would require an additional 250 cooks and kitchen workers<\/strong> \u2014 an average of 0.5 additional staff members per school<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some schools are already struggling. At one school in Celje, due to staff shortages, breakfast consists only of fruit, sandwiches and cereal<\/strong>. The ministry acknowledges that attracting new staff is difficult because the salaries are not competitive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, only breakfasts are mandatory (costing \u20ac1.22<\/strong> for primary school pupils and \u20ac4<\/strong> for secondary school students). Lunches are optional and paid for separately, with subsidies available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: svet24.si<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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