Duval County closing 17 curbside meal sites due to low participation

School district says sites being closed due to low participation

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As a result of little or no participation, 17 curbside meal service school sites will be discontinued next week.

Services at the closed site will shift after Nov. 30 to a nearby alternative school site that offers curbside meal service. The change will enable the movement of food service workers from low need areas to critically high need areas.

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Since the onset of COVID-19, Duval County Public Schools has been operating curbside meal services at schools to allow students doing at-home learning to pick up a school lunch. While some sites have high participation, others have little. The district closed 29 sites in October and will end distribution Monday at the additional 17 sites.