Breakfast, lunch will be free for all Salem-Keizer students this year

Students in Salem-Keizer Public Schools will receive breakfast and lunch free of charge during the 2022-23 school year, despite the end of some federal programs that funded free meals during the pandemic.

All students, whether enrolled in online, hybrid or in-person classes, will receive the meals for free as part of the district’s participation in the Community Eligibility Provision program, said district spokeswoman Emily Hicks.

The federal program is part of the larger National School…