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Murfreesboro schools outline plan to sustain backpack and family food-supply programs amid SNAP uncertainty; district says federal shutdown won't immediatelycut
Summary
District staff described a short-term plan for the backpack and family food-supply program in case SNAP benefits are reduced and told the board that a federal funding shutdown would not immediately affect current staff because federal grant funds are received in advance.
Board members on Oct. 28 heard that Murfreesboro City Schools has a short-term plan to maintain student and family food supports if SNAP benefits change and that existing federally funded positions are not immediately at risk if a federal funding lapse occurs.
Lisa Trail, delivering the communications report, said the district's backpack program and family food-supply program…
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