8520- Free and Reduced Price Food Services

The Board of Education recognizes that the nutrition of District students is an important factor in their educational progress. The Board therefore shall participate in federally funded school breakfast (all levels) and lunch programs (all levels), and shall provide free or reduced price food services to qualified district students.

1. An application for school lunch assistance shall be on file in the offices of
the School Lunch Manager.
2. Approval or disapproval of eligibility shall be determined by the School Lunch Manager after consultation with building personnel, as appropriate.
3. In the event that the School Lunch Manager’s decision is contested, the applicant may file a written appeal with the School Business Official, stating the reasons for such appeal. After a review of all facts, the School Business Official shall render a decision which shall be final.
4. Cafeteria managers shall be authorized to dispense breakfasts/lunches free of cost upon notification by School Lunch Manager.
5. All students obtaining free lunches shall go through the lunch lines with other children and lunches shall be registered on machines along with the paid lunches.
6. The District, through its appointed school representatives, reserves the right to re-examine any application at any time to re-evaluate the need for continuation of the free lunch privilege.

Ref: National School Lunch Act of 1946, as amended (42 USC §§1751-1760)
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, Public Law 89-642, 80 Stat. 885, as amended
Reviewed: August 28, 2017
Revised: October 15, 2019
Revised: September 29, 2020

8520- Free and Reduced Price Food Services