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Why all public school students in Hall County can now get free school meals

Lyman Hall Elementary students eat their lunch outdoors Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. - photo by Scott Rogers

09152020 MEALS 3.jpg — Lyman Hall Elementary students eat their lunch outdoors Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. - photo by Scott Rogers

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an extension of a federal summer meal program, meaning all students ages 18 and under in both Hall County and Gainesville City school systems are now eligible for free breakfast and lunch on school days through the end of 2020.