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Board approves plan to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students under USDA Community Eligibility Provision
Summary
The board authorized district staff to implement the USDA Community Eligibility Provision starting in 2025-26, allowing eligible schools to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students for up to five years.
The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education voted April 9 to adopt a resolution enabling the district to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which allows qualifying schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to every enrolled student.
The superintendent recommended adopting CEP for the 2025-26 school year with a waiver…
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