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Pembroke Park commissioners pledge to seek local funding after Broward schools end universal free lunches
Summary
Commissioners discussed options, estimated local cost for two elementary schools and asked staff to pursue partnerships and a possible special meeting to act before the fall term.
Commissioners in the Town of Pembroke Park said on May 14 they will pursue local and partnership options to replace meals lost after the Broward County School Board ended universal free lunches and raised meal prices.
The change matters because Pembroke Park leaders said some students rely on school meals as their primary daily nutrition; the commission heard local estimates for the cost to subsidize lunches for the town’s two elementary schools and directed staff to begin planning immediate next steps.
Commissioner Jeffrey Jacobs told the commission the Broward School Board rescinded universal free lunches and increased the price by $1. He said the immediate local estimate to fully cover meals at Watkins Elementary and Lake Forest Elementary ranges from…
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