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SCCPSS says all students eat free under Community Eligibility Provision; served more than 9,000 meals on opening day
Summary
Agency official said SCCPSS is a Community Eligibility Provision district so all K‑12 students receive free breakfast and lunch; the district reported serving over 9,000 meals on the first day.
The Savannah‑Chatham County Public School System confirmed it operates under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), meaning all K‑12 students receive free breakfast and lunch.
"We are a community eligibility provision district, which means all of our students, eat free meals, breakfast and lunch," the agency official said and added that more than 9,000 school meals were served on the first day. The official also mentioned 17,000 lunch meals in the same briefing, characterizing meal service as robust for opening day.
Officials emphasized that universal meal access removes hunger as a barrier to learning and that food services staff worked to serve students across all sites during the opening day.
