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OPS board member introduces resolution to wipe student lunch debt, cover meals through 2025 amid SNAP disruption concerns
Summary
Board Member Full announced a resolution to eliminate accumulated school lunch debt and pay for school breakfast and lunch through the end of 2025, citing partial SNAP disbursements and impacts on refugee and foster families; superintendent clarified district free/reduced meal eligibility is separate from SNAP.
Board Member Full told the Omaha Public Schools Board on Nov. 17 she will introduce a resolution aimed at reducing food insecurity among students after recent federal SNAP distribution disruptions.
"I will be introducing a board resolution on November 17 to address food insecurity within our school district," Full said, describing two major items: wiping out accrued school lunch debt and paying for school breakfast and lunch through the remainder of 2025.
Full said the action responds to partial or delayed SNAP benefits and recent SNAP eligibility changes affecting refugees and some foster youth. She said the resolution has the support of other board members and framed it as a district-level response intended to prevent students from "falling through the cracks."
Vice President Snipes expressed personal support and said OPS remains committed to ensuring no child is denied a meal; he also thanked community partners and donors who have stepped in during the disruption. The board’s treasurer confirmed reduced-price lunches are 40 cents; the superintendent clarified that OPS’s free and reduced-price meal program is separate from SNAP and that students already eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive them regardless of SNAP timing.
The resolution was introduced for board consideration; no formal vote on the resolution was recorded during the meeting. The board later approved the consent agenda and moved into a closed session consistent with the meeting’s agenda.
If advanced, the resolution could require district staff to detail costs and funding sources; Full said she looks forward to further questions from colleagues before any final action.
