Marcus Rashford responds to school saying it will not feed children with lunch debt

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Marcus Rashford has responded after a headteacher told parents that pupils whose school meal accounts were more than a penny in debt would not be fed.

Secondary school headteacher Neil Foden sent a letter to parents informing them that the school cook had been instructed not to serve lunch to any child "if their debt has not been cleared" or if their account does not "have enough money" to cover the meal.

The letter sent to parents of pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Gwynedd, Wales, has been met with fury. Now, food campaigner and footballer Rashford has spoken out about the controversial policy.

Taking to Twitter, he reposted an image of the letter and said: "Has the pandemic not taught us anything? Can we not be understanding?