NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Nashville Public Schools are doing what they can to make students stay fed, even though schools are closed.
"We have a lot of folks who experience poverty in Davidson County," Sean Braisted said, MNPS spokesperson.
MNPS will be closed through at least April 3rd. This means students who depended on those free breakfast and lunch would be without it.
During a time where many parents are losing their jobs or struggling to find work, Braisted explains the schools wanted to find a way to ease some of the burden.
Starting Monday, the school district decided to offer free breakfast and lunch at 15 school locations. There will also be six MNPS buses delivering meals. All parents have to do is show up with their kids.
We want to be able to get back to school as soon as possible but there are a lot of factors out of our control so we will just do what we can to help students and parents have what they need to get through this crisis," Braisted said.
Along with nutritious meals, Braisted says Metro Schools are also offering free learning tools on their website for students.
The meals will be available for pickup between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the following locations:
- Apollo Middle School: 631 Richards Rd, Antioch, TN 37013
- Buena Vista Elementary School: 1531 9th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
- Cole Elementary School: 5060 Colemont Dr, Antioch, TN 37013
- DuPont Elementary School: 1311 9th St, Old Hickory, TN 37138
- Glencliff High School: 160 Antioch Pike, Nashville, TN 37211
- H.G. Hill Middle School: 150 Davidson Rd, Nashville, TN 37205
- I.T. Creswell Middle School: 3500 John Mallette Dr, Nashville, TN 37218
- Lakeview Elementary School: 455 Rural Hill Rd, Nashville, TN 37217
- Madison Middle School: 300 W Old Hickory Blvd, Madison, TN 37115
- McKissack Middle School: 915 38th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209
- Napier Elementary School: 67 Fairfield Ave, Nashville, TN 37210
- Rose Park Middle School: 1025 9th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
- Shwab Elementary School: 1500 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207
- Stratford STEM Magnet High School: 1800 Stratford Ave, Nashville, TN 37216
- Two Rivers Middle School: 2991 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
For a full list of free meals through MNPS bus deliveries, click here.
