CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Hamilton County Schools will provide meals at no charge to all students regardless of household income beginning on Tuesday, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported.
The meals will be paid for by a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that provides breakfast and lunch each school day through the end of the calendar year.
The agency said the program will “ensure meals are reaching all children – whether they are learning in the classroom or virtually – so they are fed and ready to learn, even in new and ever-changing learning environments.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Aug. 31 announced that the more flexible approach would be extended through the fall as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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