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Board certifies Healthy Food Option and approves limited exceptions for after‑hours sales
Summary
The Stonington Board of Education unanimously certified participation in the Connecticut Healthy Food Option for 2026–27 and approved a narrowly defined exception allowing sale of non‑compliant items at events held after the regular school day, provided specific conditions are met.
The Stonington Board of Education voted unanimously on April 9 to certify participation in the Connecticut Healthy Food Option for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, and to adopt a policy that permits sale of food items that do not meet Connecticut Nutrition Standards under limited, event‑based conditions.
On a motion by Kevin Agnello, seconded by Dan Kelley, the board adopted the certification required by C.G.S. Section 10‑215f that all food offered for sale to students and not exempt will comply with Connecticut Nutrition Standards during the 2026–27 school year. The board then approved, on the same meeting, a related motion (moved by Agnello, seconded by Kelley) that allows sale of non‑standard food items and certain beverages when three conditions are met: the sale is connected to an event occurring after the regular school day, the sale occurs at the event location, and the items are not sold from vending machines or school stores. The motion defined an "event" as more than a regularly scheduled practice or meeting, and defined the regular school day as midnight before to 30 minutes after official dismissal time.
Board members said the policy balances nutrition goals with practical needs for concessions at after‑hours school events such as sports games and theater performances. The motions passed unanimously; the meeting record shows "All: Aye" for both votes.
