Austin is among hundreds of school districts in Minnesota that will either immediately or eventually deny lunches to students, according to a report released Monday.

Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius on Monday called the report “troubling,” and fired off a letter to district superintendents.

About 62,000 low-income children and teens take part in Minnesota’s reduced-price lunch program.

—Look for more on this story in Thursday’s edition of the Herald. The Associated Press contributed to this report.