The Board of Education shall provide cafeteria facilities in all school facilities where space and facilities permit, and will provide food service for the purchase and consumption of lunch for all students.

The food service program shall comply with Federal and State regulations pertaining to the selection, preparation, consumption, and disposal of food and beverages as well as to the fiscal management of the program.

During all times while the food service program is operating and students are being served food, at least one employee shall be present in the area in which the food is being consumed who has received instruction in methods to prevent choking and demonstrated an ability to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

Lunches sold by the school may be purchased by students and staff members and community residents in accordance with administrative guidelines established by the Superintendent. Lunches may be made available, free of charge, to senior citizens who are serving as volunteers to the District.

The operation and supervision of the food-service program shall be the responsibility of the Food Service Director.

A periodic review of the food-service accounts shall be made by the Treasurer. Any surplus funds from the National School Lunch Program shall be used to reduce the cost of the service to students or to purchase cafeteria equipment. Surplus funds from a-la-carte foods may accrue to the food-service program.

No foods or beverages, other than those associated with the District's food-service program, are to be sold during food-service hours. The District shall serve only nutritious food as determined by the Food Service Department and shall not purchase with food-service funds and shall not serve, in any food service area during meal-serving hours, carbonated beverages, water ices, chewing gum, hard candy (including breath mints and cough drops), jellies and gums, marshmallow candies, fondant (creamy sugar candy), licorice, spun candy and candy-coated popcorn. Foods and beverages unassociated with the food-service program may be vended in accordance with Board Policy 8540.

The Superintendent shall implement administrative guidelines for food sales that occur during non-meal times.

R.C. 3313.81, 3313.811-815
A.C. 3301-91
7 C.F.R. 210, 215, 220, 240

Revised 4/25/94
Revised 12/16/02