USDA: School Meal Waiver Will Expire
August 25, 2020
Schools must transition back to foodservice operations under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs after US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said a coronavirus waiver allowing schools to operate with fewer restrictions will expire as the new school year begins. In an Aug. 20 letter, Perdue said continuing operations under Summer Food Service Program and the Seamless Summer Option rules "would be closer to a universal school meals program, which Congress has not authorized or funded."