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Community group urges BASD to expand federal Community Eligibility Provision to 11 schools, board asks for cost details
Summary
A representative from the Democratic Socialists of America told the board CEP could cover 11 schools and 4,043 students and eliminate meal debt at no direct cost to families; board members welcomed the data but said equity and partial rollouts require further analysis and a district cost breakdown.
At the public‑comment period on Feb. 9, Sebastian Zaveruka of the Lehigh Valley chapter of Democratic Socialists of America urged the Bethlehem Area School District to expand the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) so more students would receive free breakfast and free lunch.
Zaveruka said after a Feb. 14 meeting with district staff, CEP now appears financially viable for 11 schools — Calypso, Clearview, Thomas Jefferson, William…
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