On Monday, March 29, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced receipt of waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow schools to provide free meals to all children during the statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

Before receiving the waiver, schools that did not meet area-based free or reduced-price meal eligibility requirements were unable to offer free meals to all students. The waiver eases those requirements, allowing all children to have access to food.

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