District to add afterschool meals

Students in all grade levels in USD 257 soon will have an option to pick up a nutritious meal at the end of the school day under a federal at-risk afterschool meal program. There is no cost to the district.

Students in the Iola school district will soon get a chance for a free meal at the end of the school day. 

OPAA!, the district’s meal service provider, proposed the plan to school board members Monday. It would provide a free meal — milk, meat, vegetables, fruit and bread — during afterschool programs. That applies to athletic programs and afterschool clubs, and will be an option for all children at all grade levels regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

For example, members of Iola High’s basketball teams could receive the packaged meals to eat at the start of practice or on the bus while driving to an out-of-town game. Students at SAFE BASE, the afterschool program, also could pick up a meal pack.

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