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MIDDLEBOROUGH FOOD SERVICE
PUBLIC
DEPARTMENT
SCHOOLS
Rebecca Bagnell
Food Service Director
The Middleborough Public School System currently
provides lunch and breakfast free of charge to all five
schools in the district.
On Aug. 8, 2023 Gov. Maura Healey signed the budget
which included $172 million for the permanent universal
lunch program for public school students in kindergarten
through grade 12.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally
assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit
private schools and residential child care institutions. It
provides nutritionally balanced lunches to children each
school day. The program was established under the
National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry
Truman in 1946.
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