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Parent says FCPS lunch pickup change is harming some students; requests policy review
Summary
A parent urged the Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee on April 28 to ask FCPS policy leaders to review a recent change by Food and Nutrition Services that the parent said has led some students with anxiety or sensory needs to skip meals.
A parent urged the Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee on April 28 to ask FCPS policy leaders to review recent Food and Nutrition Services guidance after the district directed schools to stop allowing staff to pick up lunches for students.
The parent — who identified herself at the meeting and also sent written letters and student‑authored letters to CCAC and the Board of Education — said the prior arrangement had allowed staff to “order and sign for lunches in the classroom,” which staff then collected for students. The parent said the change left some students with significant anxiety or sensory…
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