PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla( WFLA) – The Pinellas County school district will be distributing free meals to students on two days instead of three for the next two weeks in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
On the last week of April, the school district will start distributing food once a week.
The school district still plans to serve the same number of meals to students.
The changes were put in place in an effort to limit the number of interactions with family and staff.
The new schedule for food distribution for Pinellas County Schools is:
- Monday, April 13 – 2 days-worth of meals
- Wednesday, April 15 – 4 days-worth of meals
- Monday, April 20 – 2 days-worth of meals
- Wednesday, April 22 – 6 days-worth of meals
- Wednesday, April 29 – 6 days-worth of meals
The schools below will distribute meals from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.:
| Anona Elementary Azalea Middle Bay Point Elementary Clearwater Intermediate Dunedin Middle Eisenhower Elementary Fairmount Park Elementary Garrison-Jones Elementary Gulfport Elementary High Point Elementary John Hopkins Middle | Kings Highway Elementary Largo Middle McMullen Booth Elementary MK Rawlings Elementary New Heights Elementary North Shore Elementary Oak Grove Middle Plumb Elementary Sawgrass Lake Elementary Southern Oak Elementary Tarpon Springs Elementary |
The school district said it’s still working to monitor its distribution locations, as well those around the community to make sure families in need are safe and have access to food.
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