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Fresno Unified said Saturday night that it will provide breakfast and lunch for students at all school sites at the regularly scheduled times on Monday and Tuesday.
The district also anticipates having a streamlined meal distribution plan in place beginning Wednesday as it and districts throughout the country work to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Students can go to any school for grab-and-go meals. They don’t have to go to their own school.
In regard to retrieving student medicine stored at schools, families will be able to retrieve them at schools on Monday and Tuesday.
Other than for meal distribution and retrieving medicines, school offices and the district office will be closed to the public.
Anyone with questions can call the district’s COVID-19 center, 559 457-3395 during business hours.
Details on the breakfast and lunch plan beginning Wednesday will be posted at fresnounified.org, as will any other updates.
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Central Unified School District Superintendent Andy Alvarado said Friday that students can pick up free breakfast and lunch at these schools: Biola-Pershing, Polk, Saroyan, Teague, and Tilley elementary schools, and Central High East on Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clovis Unified announced Sunday evening that breakfast and lunch meal service will begin Tuesday at every high school and 14 elementary schools: Clovis Elementary, Cole, Fancher Creek, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mickey Cox, Miramonte, Mountain View, Nelson, Pinedale, Sierra Vista, Tarpey, Temperance-Kutner, and Weldon.
Monday’s parent update will provide the times and details of the meal service.
Students whose prescription medication is being held on a Clovis Unified campus will be able to pick up it up Tuesday. The pickup times will be included in tomorrow’s parent update.
In addition, laptops or any other belongings left by students at school can be picked up on Tuesday. Office times will be in Monday’s update.
By midweek, each school will communicate details of how students will continue their learning during the weeks when schools are closed.
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email
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