Greenwood Schools
By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Feeding Local Kids In March the Greenwood Public School District stopped in-school classes in response to tne COVID-19 pandemic and moved to a form of distance learning for all its students. That helped mitigate some of the possibility of passing the virus in the schools, but it also created a problem: many Greenwood families relied on lunches available at the schoosl. According to Teresa Rose, Director of Food Services and Federal Programs, approximately 35 percent of Green students receive free or reduced school meals. To remedy the sudden loss of meals to some students, the district started a Grab ‘N’ Go program
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to hand out meals beginning on March 17 and continuing until the end of the school year on May 22. The meals were handed out at Greenwood Junior High, which was selected because it has a drive-thru area, providing safety through all types of weather and providing ease during the pandemic. Meals were handed out on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week. Four meals were provided on Monday and Wednesday, including a hot lunch, a sack lunch, and two breakfasts. On Friday a hot lunch and breakfast were provided. Rose estimated that, on average, 260 children each day
