SDCOE Amends School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Policy for 2026-27

The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) recently announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Breakfast and Lunch programs for the 2026-27 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites:

• 37ECB
• Bayside Community School
• Barrio Station (formerly CTEC)
• Cuyamaca Prep
• East County
• Escondido Community
• Innovations Academy of Empowerment
• Lindsay Community School
• Monarch School
• North County Technology Academy
• San Diego County Special Education (Friendship School)
• South County
• SOUL Academy

For additional information, please visit SDCOE's nutrition webpage or contact:

Ana Lopez Hernandez
Food Service Program Supervisor
6401 Linda Vista Road
858-290-5943
ana.hernandez@sdcoe.net

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

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 state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027 (PDF), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov

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