Live Breaking News & Updates on Schools Serving Lunch To Go For Valley Students During Pandemic

and last updated 2021-03-16 12:00:34-04
A year has gone by since the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, forcing them to not just change the way students learn but how they get their meals as well.
In March of 2020, schools went from serving lunch in the cafeteria to serving it curbside. Some even used school buses to deliver meals right to the homes of students. But with changes, came some challenges.
Challenges in 2020
We had some shortages of products when we all transitioned to curbside, said Shannon Gleave, an at-large director for the School Nutrition Association. Things that you never really thought about before needing. Bags, paper bags, plastic bags and they were in high demand and so it was kind of hard to get to it. ....

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