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Rural schools operate under different realities than schools in larger cities or suburban areas. In small towns, geography and population size shape what is possible in ways that policy discussions in Montpelier sometimes overlook.

I know the stigma firsthand. I remember having to enter a PIN on the days I was hungry enough to ask for food in high school. That is one of the few numbers I still have memorized, 050565. I remember the sideways glances and the quiet embarrassment of standing in line, knowing that not everyone had to do the same.