School Districts Offer Meals To Metro Atlanta Students While Campuses Are Closed

Sylvan Hills Middle School is one of several APS sites where families can pick up meals while school campuses are closed. Goodr set up a produce stand offering free fruits and vegetables.

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Metro Atlanta schools have moved to an online-learning format for the next few weeks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Some students, however, rely on free school meals. So, most districts have set up “grab and go” sites where families can get free food while school campuses are closed.

At Tri-Cities High School in south Fulton County, parents don’t have to get out of their cars to get meals. They can pull up drive-thru style to receive their food or they can walk with their students to school.

A few miles away at Atlanta’s Sylvan Hills Middle School, students can pick up a bag with breakfast and lunch in it. Atlanta Public Schools also partnered with the group Goodr to offer families an extra bag of fruits and vegetables.