MARLBORO COUNTY — Marlboro County School District is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision for the 2026-2027 school year.
Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section II (a)( I) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. I 759a(a)(I)(the law) to provide an alternative to household applications for free and reduced-price meals in local educational agencies and schools with increased levels of low-income students.
This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
All students enrolled in the school/district may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge to them. Families will not have to fill out meal applications.
Breakfast and lunch meals follow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for healthy school meals. Please encourage students to participate in school meal programs.
You may contact your School Food Service (SFS) Director at (843)-456-7499 for additional information.
Parents or guardians that do not want their child/chidren to participate in CEP may wish to discuss this matter with MaD’ Anna Chappell School Nutrition Director and Field Supervisor Jamie Gould of the School Nutrition Service on an informal basis.
Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to Dr. Micheal Thorsland Interim Superintendent by calling 843-479-4016 whose address is: 122 Broad Street, Bennettsville, S.C. 29512, for a hearing to appeal the decision.