Do federal guidelines prohibit you from packing your child’s school lunch?
LizBR
Posted on October 31, 2013
I’ve seen various representations of this post going around online in the past couple weeks: “Feds Order School to Ban Packed Lunches Without Doctor’s Note…” These posts show an image of a note from a school stating: Dear Parents, I have received word from Federal Programs Preschool pertaining to lunches from home. Parents are to be informed that students can only bring lunches from home if there is a medical condition requiring a specific diet, along with a physicians note to that regard. I am sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Stephanie [redacted] the Health Coordinator for Federal Programs Preschool at [redacted]. Thanks, Ms. [redacted] Is this true? Is there some sort of federal guideline that…
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