Free school meals to continue for students through June

SANDPOINT —Students will continue to be able to get free breakfasts and lunches at school through June 2021 thanks to the extension of the USDA’s previously approved waiver providing full funding for school meals.

According to a press release from the Lake Pend Oreille School District, the meals will be available for families regardless of income or household size through June.

According to the USDA website,

“[Food and Nutrition Services] has used its authority to waive these requirements to continue to maintain program integrity and to provide meals, while also supporting social distancing in order to reduce the exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).”