Schools are bracing for the impact on their students as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) teeters on the brink of running out of money amid the government shutdown.

SNAP funds had originally be set to run out Saturday, but a federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep the program going so long as there are emergency funds available.

The roughly $5.25 billion emergency fund, however, is not enough to fully cover food stamps for November, which will cost the government upwards of $9 billion.

Officials in school districts with high rates of free or reduced meals told The Hill that worries about attendance, academic performance and behavior are mounting as nearly 42 million people are expected to lose access to the government program that subsidizes f

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