SCHOOL FUND AND LUNCH

the case of Santo Antônio School Group of Itapagipe/MG (1952-1985)

Abstract

This article aims to highlight the role of the school fund as a pillar in the acquisition of subsidies to maintain the food supply in public schools in the period when school lunches had not yet been established and later, as the entity remained active in this scenario. An approach is presented in which the Santo Antônio school group is a space for the materialization of the proposal. To do so, we will use documents and records about the local association, as well as interviews with former lunch ladies who worked in the school group. In addition to the social importance of the school fund, the invaluable community participation in the embodiment of food distribution to students is explained.