"It is absolutely critical that at this time of public sector austerity measures, we do all we can to ensure the now un-ring-fenced School Lunch Grant continues to be channelled towards catering and that school meals remain high quality, nutritious and above all, as affordable as possible for parents, " she said.
But Mrs Short said catering for the school children had helped the pub financially.
The charity's efforts will be funded by Cordia - an arms-length council body which runs the city's school catering.
"In light of recent events, the school catering service immediately sought assurances from suppliers that products used by the service were not affected, " it said.
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"School catering facilities may well move to an open all hours type of service, offering hot and coldd foods from breakfast to supper, " said Mr Wasson.
In its statement, the North Eastern board said: "We would like to reassure parents that the meat used in our school kitchens is supplied locally and all menu items such as spaghetti bolognese, or meatballs, are prepared by the school catering staff using fresh, steak minced".
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To prove he is not just a heartless theorist, he has helped to found a charter school in Miami, catering to inner-city children.
They include Education and Library Board headquarters clerical staff, school domestic assistants, playground assistants and catering staff, who were badly hit by a freeze on pay rises.
Then their children and grandchildren did well at school and eschewed the anti-social grind of catering for the professions.
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As an example, in April a group of Norfolk head teachers protested about proposals for the premises management and catering in schools to be contracted out for 25 years in exchange for funds for school improvements.
The headmistress of the School Parveen Fatima Siddiqui and deputy headmistress Zareena Rafiq provided their fullest cooperation for the arrangements, including catering and other needs of the participants.
The government has been under pressure to find ways to ensure that healthier school meals are available - a task made more difficult by the wide range of private and public sector catering providers.
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