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Community members press Bethlehem Area SD to pursue districtwide free meals under CEP
Summary
Three community members urged the Bethlehem Area School District board to pursue the federal Community Eligibility Provision so all students receive free meals; speakers cited looming federal SNAP changes, a tight application timeline (direct certification numbers announced April 1, application deadline about June 1), and the opportunity to lock free meals for four years.
Community members urged the Bethlehem Area School District board at its Dec. 15 meeting to apply for the federal Community Eligibility Provision, a program that would provide free school meals districtwide.
Sebastian Zabaruka, who identified himself as a Liberty High School graduate and resident of 341 Spring Street, told the board the district is eligible and urged trustees to act quickly because deadlines are near. “The next deadline is gonna be April 1,” he said of the direct-certification…
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