Fayette schools won’t increase lunch prices in 2017-2018

Lunch prices in the 2017-18 school year will not increase 10 cents a meal for Fayette County Public School students as had been proposed, Superintendent Manny Caulk announced at Monday’s school board meeting.

A vote for the increase had been planned at Monday’s meeting, but district officials received word Monday afternoon that the Kentucky Department of Education had granted the school district a waiver, Caulk said. Lunch prices will remain at at $2.50 for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and $2.75 for students in sixth to 12th grades.

Last year, school district officials had increased meal prices by 10 cents for the 2016-17 school year to allow the district Child Nutrition Program to comply with federal regulations that require adequate funding.

This story was originally published May 22, 2017 at 9:42 PM with the headline "Fayette schools won’t increase lunch prices in 2017-2018."