South Mississippi school districts offering meal programs during closures

South Mississippi school districts are making sure local kids are fed during the school closures.

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- - south mississippi school- districts are making sure local- kids are- fed.- leaders with the biloxi and pas- christian school districts took- time out of their busy schedule- to fill us in on their free mea- programs for students.- news 25's toni miles has the- details.- - saundra isabelle, child - nutrition director- for pass christian school - district: " it's kind of sad.

There's no noise in the - building.

No chatter of little- feet.

You wonder where they're- at and what they're doing and - wonder do they have what they - need."

One thing all students - and- children - in pass christian- will- have come thursday is at least- two meals a day, thanks to- the free grab and go meals- program the school district - is rolling out.

- starting thursday, a free lunch- and breakfast for - the next day will be available- from 11 am to 1 pm for each - child - present at the two pick up site- monday through friday.- saundra isabelle, child - nutrition director for pass - christian school district: " meals will be served from the - k-8 cafeteria.

We will be poste- outside near the car- rider line near the boys and- girls club.

We'll give you a- - - - lunch and breakfast.

In delisle- we'll be in the car rider line.- we'll give you lunch and- breakfast for the next- day."

Saundra isabelle is the child - nutrition director for the- pass christian school district.- while handling this free meals- program due to the coronavirus- threat is uncharted territory -- she and some others - had a test run of sorts during- hurricane katrina nearly 15 - years ago.- saundra isabelle, child - nutrition director for pass - christian school district: " we had a plan in place to continue- to serve kids.

We started off - with a small group of kids but- we continued to feed them with- the inventory we had available.- toni miles, news 25: " the biloxi school district will als- start serving up free meals - on thursday.

One of the - locations is at popp's ferry- elementary school,- also north bay and gorenflo - elementary schools."

Marcus boudreaux, biloxi school- district superintendent: " we'r going to start- out with bagged lunches.

It's - going to be a grab and go - system, anything we - can put into a sack lunch."

<splice - " we're anticipating closing fo an extended period of time and- we know lunch and breakfast are- very important to our students.- students are going to be able t- pick up lunches beginning at- 10:30 am to 12:30 pm."

Toni miles, news 25.

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