Hardin County Schools is asking all parents to fill out the district’s Meal Participation Form for their students.
“This is formerly the document known as the Free/Reduced Lunch form, and even though every child in all of our schools receives a free breakfast and a free lunch the district still asks all parents to share the information that we gathered on that form on this Meal Participation Form” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright.
Wright says the district needs all parents to fill out the form.
“All parents, no matter income level, need to fill out this form,” Wright said. “We truly appreciate if they would do that because the fact is the data that’s collected on that form is used by the Kentucky Department of Education, the United States Department of Education, and other agencies to provide critically-important grant dollars to the district.”
Those grants support curriculum, staff, and school initiatives, and HCS says schools run the risk of losing essential funding if the form is not submitted.
The form can be found under the Parents tab at www.Hardin.kyschools.us. Parents with questions can call the district’s Child Nutrition Department at 270-769-8877.
