MBUSD provides free breakfast, lunch to students

November 6, 2020 Zoe Howard Manhattan Beach, MBUSD, News, School Board 0

Manhattan Beach Unified School District received approval to provide free breakfast and lunch meals five days a week. Students and parents can pick up the food from various locations in Manhattan Beach. Photo courtesy of mbusd.org

By Zoe Howard

Executive Features Editor

Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) received approval on Sep.1 from the United States Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Education to provide free meals for students during the first semester of the 2020-21 school year.

Parents and students can pre-order and pick up free breakfast and lunch meals from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every school day at the designated pick-up locations on campus.

“This is not the same as the free and reduced-price meal program,” MBUSD Superintendent Dr. Mike Matthews said. “Rather, this is set up to assist parents nationwide during this troublesome time.”

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Zoe is the Copy Editor for La Vista and is responsible for editing stories, helping editors with page designs and layouts, writing stories, and overseeing the production process of the newspaper. In her previous years on the paper, Zoe was a Staff Writer, Features Editor and the Executive Features Editor. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, going to the beach and spending time with friends.