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Parent asks why Manhasset district sought NYSED waiver to skip breakfast at Muncie Park
Summary
A Manhasset resident read a Jan. 27 letter saying the district requested a New York State Education Department exemption in July 2025 that appears to have excluded Muncie Park Elementary from offering breakfast despite a March 2025 survey showing sufficient family interest; the board said it will research the matter and report back.
During the public comment period at its Jan. 29 meeting, the Manhasset Union Free School District Board of Education heard a letter from parent Mary McLean, read aloud by resident Alex McClain, that asked why the district requested an exemption from the New York State Education Department to avoid operating a breakfast program at Muncie Park Elementary School.
The letter, dated Jan. 27, 2026 and read into the record by Alex McClain, cites the…
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