Fresno Unified offering meals for students during school closure due to coronavirus concerns

Fresno Unified plans to offer meals for its students at least for the first two days while school is closed due to coronavirus concerns.

In a letter from Superintendent Bob Nelson, the school district outlines preliminary plans how and when meals will be offered.

Starting Monday and at least through Tuesday, the school district said it provide breakfast and lunch for students at all school sites at their regularly scheduled times.

Students can get a meal from any Fresno Unified School. They do not need to go to their school of enrollment.

The meals will be on a grab-and-go basis.

Fresno Unified said it will provide further explanation later on how it will handle meals come Wednesday.

In addition, families can retrieve their student’s medication(s) stored at school on Monday or Tuesday.

Outside of accessing meals and medication, school offices and the district office will be closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Fresno Unified, the third-largest school district in the state, announced on Friday that its schools would be shut down until April 13 to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the district would extend the school year to make up for the missed days, Nelson said.

The district said to call the Fresno Unified COVID-19 call center if there are further questions: 559-457-3395.

This story was originally published March 14, 2020 at 10:02 PM.