(Washington, DC, August 31, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through December 31, 2020. The flexibilities allow meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children into the fall months. This unprecedented move will help ensure children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In short, LPS will continue to provide free meals to all learners during the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. We ask that parents and students continue to pre-order lunch meals through the SchoolCafe website or app to allow choice in hot or cold meals for students, to provide safety to allergy students as well as to ensure a system to social distance at lunch time in their school. Breakfast meals do not need to be pre-ordered.

The Nutrition Services team for the Liberty Public School District is represented by a staff of over 120 well trained, dedicated women and men.  We provide high quality, nutritionally balanced, and affordable breakfast and lunches to more than 12,000 students daily across our district.  Join your student for breakfast or lunch to see what we are all about!