Lakewood City Schools
Bylaws & Policies
 

8531 - FOOD SERVICES MANAGEMENT/FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE FOOD SERVICE

The Board operates a food services program in its schools.

Food services include breakfasts in some of the schools and lunches in all schools through participation in the National Child Nutrition Programs.

All prices set for school breakfasts, lunches and milk are subject to Board approval, except for al la carte food prices. The food services supervisor sets these prices without Board approval. As required for participation in the National Child Nutrition Programs, the Board agrees that:

 A.Breakfast and a "Type A" lunch are made available to students, provided at least one-third (1/3) of the students are eligible under Federal law for free meals;
 B.breakfast is made available in every school in which the parents of at least one-half (1/2) of the children enrolled have requested that the breakfast program be established;
 C.students who qualify receive free or reduced-price meals;
 D.all meals must meet USDA nutritional standards; and
 E.the management of food services shall comply with all Federal, State and local regulations.

All students are expected to eat lunch at school and may not leave school grounds during the lunch hour, except as permission has been granted by the principal. Students are permitted to bring their lunches from home and to purchase milk and incidental items.

School lunch funds and other food service funds are kept in a special account.

The District provides for at least one (1) employee, who has received instruction in methods to prevent choking and has demonstrated an ability to perform the Heimlich maneuver, to be present while students are being served.

Students With Special Dietary Needs:

At the beginning of each school year, or at the time of enrollment, parents are responsible for communicating any special dietary needs of their child, including food allergies, to the District's Nutrition Services Department. Students with dietary needs that qualify as disabilities under law will be provided reasonable accommodations.

Substitutions to regular school meals provided by the District will be made for students who are unable to eat such meals due to a qualifying dietary need when that need is certified in writing by the student's physician.

The physician's statement must identify:
 A.the child's disability and an explanation of why the disability restricts the child's diet;
 B.the major life activity affected by the disability;
 C.the food or foods to be omitted from the child's diet, and the food or choice of foods that must be substituted.

R.C. 3313.81, 3313.812-814
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.