Breakfast, Lunch & Snack
We participate in the USDA's National School Lunch program, to provide nutritionally balanced lunches to children each school day. Our students receive a nutritious snack/breakfast and lunch every day. A registered dietician from Taher plans all of the menus. The menus are sent home monthly with your child.
Snacks
Classrooms welcome healthy snacks. Our program has an Outside Food Policy for parents to follow when sending snacks to school: all food brought into school for classroom use (i.e. parties, birthday, general treats) must be store bought, unopened and include an ingredient label on the package. Outside foods can pose potential risks to children with food allergies and can also cause food borne illness.
Rules
At no time in Pine River School for Young Learners is a child forced to clean their plate, eat something they do not like, remain after to finish something they have taken to eat, or have food withheld as a punishment or given as a reward. Children will be encouraged to taste and experience a wide variety of healthy foods.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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