File: EFC - FREE AND REDUCED PRICE FOOD SERVICES File: EFC - FREE AND REDUCED PRICE FOOD SERVICESThe school district will take part in the National School Lunch Program and other food programs that may become available to assure that all students in the schools receive proper nourishment.
In accordance with guidelines for participation in these programs, and in accordance with the wishes of the Committee, no student who a teacher believes is improperly nourished will be denied a free lunch or other food simply because proper application has not been received from their parents or guardians.
As required by state and federal regulations, the School Committee approves this policy statement pertaining to eligibility for free milk, free meals, and reduced price meals.
SOURCE: MASC - Updated 2022
LEGAL REFS.: National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 USC 1751-1760)
Child Nutrition Act of 1966
P.L. 89-642, 80 Stat. 885, as amended