Pickett Schools To Continue Offering Free Meals In 2024
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be free for all Pickett County students after a successful first semester of the program. School Nutrition Supervisor Rebecca Wallin said the price of food at grocery stores and restaurants has created a strain on many Pickett County families. She said the program proved extremely beneficial to the students […]
Pickett Schools Begin Free Lunch Pilot Program, Hopeful Long-Term
Pickett County Schools will provide free meals for all students district-wide through the end of the school year. School Nutrition Supervisor Rebecca Wallin said this year, Tennessee made Medicaid-eligible students certified to receive free lunch, almost doubling the number of eligible students in Pickett County. She said the increase finally made this a fiscal possibility. […]
White County High School Approved For Free Student Breakfast/Lunches
White County High School students can get free breakfast and lunch after the state changed eligibility requirements. Schools Nutrition Supervisor Tonya Savage said the White County middle and elementary schools have been eligible for years. She said the state now requires just 25 percent of the student body to be economically disadvantaged for a school […]
