GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston ISD will provide free breakfast and lunch to all children in the district for the 2018-2019 school year.
This expands a policy that normally only provides free and reduced-cost meals based on a family's income.
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The district change eliminates the need for free and reduced-price meal applications and collecting payment for basic student meals.
Items such as chips, ice cream and other snacks will still cost extra.
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Galveston ISD said it's able to provide the meals for the school year through the Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision program.