With Wichita’s middle and high school students having to option to return to class November 9, the district will change how school lunches are distributed.
All students can get free meals for the rest of the school year, thanks to USDA’s expansion of the summer meals program. With a mix of online and in-person classes coming, meal pickups will switch over to a pre-order system. Yellow tickets for pickup will no longer be used, and families will need to complete an order form online to pickup meals. These orders will include an email confirmation that will be needed get curbside meals. Distribution will happen on Wednesdays.
Students attending class in-person more than two days a week will not be eligible for curbside meal pickups.
School officials will be keeping track of how this system works, and make any adjustments as needed.
Wichita’s elementary students have been attending class in-person, but middle and high school students have had to keep using remote learning options. Students who opted for in-person classes can start returning on November 9, but only for two days a week. Students returning for in-person class will be divided in two, with some students going back to school Mondays and Tuesdays. The remains student will go back on Thursdays and Fridays. All students will continue to use remote learning on Wednesdays.
More information on the changes to the meal program can be found using the following link.
Wichita Public Schools-Changes for Meal Distribution
