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Parents press board on breakfast survey, district cites RFP timing and state rules

Manhasset Union Free School District Board of Education · March 20, 2026
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Summary

During public comment and a district Q&A, parents questioned last year’s survey thresholds and why the district’s food‑service RFP does not include breakfast; the administration said reopening the RFP and adding breakfast would require time and additional staffing and that a district survey due in early May will inform next steps.

Parent commenters and board members focused a portion of the public‑comment period on school breakfast options and a planned survey the district will send to families.

District administration explained that prior survey results fell short of the state’s threshold used to justify universal breakfast at a school and that the current food‑service contract (RFP) does not include breakfast. The administration said the existing RFP still has…

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