Special Meal Accommodations
Nutrition Services is pleased to offer conventional made without gluten, and vegetarian options daily for all students; no additional documentation is required for these diet plans.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and other Child Nutrition Programs require participating school districts to provide meals that meet federal program requirements, These requirements include making substitutions to the standard meal for students who are considered disabled and whose disability restricts their diet.
A school district may, at its discretion, make substitutions for individual participants who are not disabled persons but are unable to consume a food item because of medical or other special dietary needs (see 'Participants With Medical or Other Special Dietary Needs"),
Generally, participants with food allergies or intolerances, or obese participants, are nol considered disabled persons. Therefore, school districts are not required to make substitutions for these reasons. However, when a physician assesses that food allergies may result in severe, life-threatening reactions (anaphylactic reactions) or obesity is severe enough to substantially limit a major life activity, then the student may meet the definition of disabled person for meal substitutions
