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USDA makes it official: Free breakfast, lunch for all students
      The Mansfield City School District is participating in a Free Breakfast and Lunch program for the current school year (2018-2019). This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision.

      This is the official statement issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

      All students enrolled at the schools listed below may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household applications are not required to receive free meals, but applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this information.

      All students will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge at the following sites:

      Mansfield Senior High, Prospect Elementary, Mansfield Middle School, John Sherman Elementary, Malabar Intermediate, Springmill STEM Elementary, Mansfield Spanish Immersion and Woodland Elementary

      For questions or additional program information please contact:

      Mansfield City Schools, Attention: Lauren Ellsworth, Food Service Department, 856 W. Cook Road, Mansfield, OH 44907; (419) 525-6400 ext. 56417 or email: [email protected]

      In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

      Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

      To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html , and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

      To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected] .

      This institution is an equal opportunity provider.