Parents in multiple Alabama school districts have been warned to give their children breakfast and sent them to school with snacks because supply chain shortages have badly-affected food deliveries.
District leaders are asking parents to feed their own kids and pack snacks before sending them to class as employees work around-the-clock to keep pantries stocked.
The situation is so dire in the state’s Dothan City Schools district that officials are mulling switching to virtual learning for part of the week to ‘alleviate the stress of our food supplies.’
Superintendent Dennis Coe said labor and raw material shortages are to blame affecting the district’s ability to ‘feed our children each day.’
The shortage is causing menu shakeups as districts struggle to make meals with limited ingredients.
Preparing meals at Dothan City Schools (such as the one pictured) has been a challenge due to labor and supply shortages, the district's superintendent said
‘As we prepare to do everything we can, your support would be greatly appreciated by being prepared to send your children to school with their packed lunch,’ Coe said in a letter to parents.
‘As a last resort, we may also ask that you prepare to have virtual/remote school days a few days out of the week to alleviate the stress of our food supplies. Rest assured, breakfast and lunch at no charge will continue to be available to all students.’
Supply chain challenges left Decatur City Schools district without enough food in late August, forcing staffers to drive about 80 miles to Birmingham to buy three truckloads of groceries, the district said.
Alexander City Schools is asking parents to help alleviate the strain by feeding kids breakfast and sending them to school with snacks. It is experiencing supply issues with food vendors
Alexander City Schools is asking parents to feed their children breakfast and pack a snack before sending them to school.
The district serves breakfast and lunch daily but said it hasn’t received its food deliveries for weeks
