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Superintendent urges board to keep free student meals through October amid stalled state budget
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Schultz told the Bedford Board of Education the unsettled Michigan budget threatens universal free breakfast and lunch; he recommended the district continue the program through October while awaiting state action, noting an estimated district cost of about $200,000 per month and roughly $2.5 million last year.
Superintendent Dr. Schultz told the board the state of Michigan had not passed a final school budget and that a road‑package dispute has held up state aid. He said he had heard “positive news” and that new floor time had been scheduled in Lansing, but he warned a final outcome was not yet guaranteed and reminded the board of the Oct. 1 deadline for budget action.
“We might see some movement before the October 1 deadline,” Dr. Schultz said, adding that if the budget does not include continued universal free meals the program would revert…
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