From the party that claims to care so much about children. Every single Republican governor can make up whatever excuse he or she wants to justify this egregious behavior, but the evidence is clear that they really don't give a fat rat's ass about the children unless there's a political upside. Feeding the poorer ones clearly isn't viewed as such by them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/school-lunches-assistance-republicans.html