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The purpose of this memo is to provide sponsors of the NSLP and SBP with clarification regarding students enrolled in virtual/online schools and their ability to participate in school meals programs.
With the transition back to traditional NSLP and SBP operations, and more students electing online schools, the Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (ODE CNP) would like to address the question of whether or not online/virtual students would be eligible to receive meals under the NSLP/SBP.
Students that are enrolled in an online/virtual school are not eligible to participate in the NSLP/SBP. The regulations found at 7 CFR 210.2 define a school as: “An educational unit of high school grade or under, recognized as part of the educational system in the state and operating under public or nonprofit private ownership in a single building or complex of buildings”.
Therefore, students that are not enrolled in, or attend a ‘brick and mortar’ physical school would not be eligible to participate in the NSLP or SBP.
Should an online/virtual student attend a brick and mortar school that participates in NSLP and/or SBP for a specific program, such as tutoring or lab, and the class is during the meal service time, that student would be eligible to participate in the meal service if the meal is consumed as part of the school program and is on the school/school related premises.
Should you have any questions regarding this memo, please reach out to your assigned Child Nutrition Specialist.
Enclosure: Questions and Answers
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