Principals and kitchen managers:
As you are aware, we are currently serving school meals under a USDA Free Meals Waiver. Yet I need to remind everyone that our school meals program is a USDA child feeding program and all food must be accounted for. We are always happy to serve adult meals, but these meals must be paid for.
If a kitchen prepares more daily meals than what is served, anything that can be reused (milk, whole fruits etc.) will be saved and the remaining items discarded. These extra meals cannot be distributed free of charge to adults.
Handing out ‘extra’ free meals to adults (whether administration, staff, or parents) is in direct violation of Federal Policy and if caught in a review/audit, could result in program termination and our ability to serve our students.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Jana Cruz, MBA, SNS
Director, Nutrition Services