(CNN) A New Jersey school district has become a lightning rod for criticism because of a policy that would allow school administrators to ban students from school activities if they owed the district lunch money.

The policy, which was passed earlier this month in Cherry Hill, has been the target of tweets by several Democratic presidential hopefuls.

"This is cruel and punitive," Democratic candidates Elizabeth Warren tweeted this week, linking to an article on the policy. "Every kid needs and deserves a nutritious meal in order to learn at school." Warren went on to say she had a plan to increase funding and reduce meal debts.

This is cruel and punitive. Every kid needs and deserves a nutritious meal in order to learn at school. My plan will push to cancel student breakfast and lunch debt and increase funding to school meals programs so all students can get a nutritious meal. https://t.co/cAdQkw6qKt — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 21, 2019

New Jersey's own Corey Booker, Democratic senator and presidential hopeful, weighed in as well.

"No child should go hungry at school—period," he wrote, linking to another article about Cherry Hill. "As president, I will fight for universal free school lunch and relieve all school debt."

No child should go hungry at school—period. As president, I will fight for universal free school lunch and relieve all school lunch debt. https://t.co/ozYTUtGojL — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 22, 2019

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