School Nutrition

THOMAS COUNTY SCHOOL NUTRITION

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

Special Assistance Alternative Community Eligibility Provision
PUBLIC MEDIA RELEASE
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH/SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS
By participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and eliminating the need for meal
applications, Thomas County School District will reduce administrative and printing costs. Families also
benefit from the elimination of completing and submitting meal applications.
Children need healthy meals to learn. Thomas County School District offers healthy meals every school
day at no charge to your child(ren). Our food service receives support from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
The following schools will be participating in this alternative provision and provide meals at no charge to
children:
Hand-in-Hand Primary School
Garrison-Pilcher ElementarySchool
Cross Creek ElementarySchool
Thomas County Middle School
Thomas County Central High School
Bishop Hall
The Renaissance Center
Pathways
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Nondiscrimination Statement

This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. 

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that
administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-5
08-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary
for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
                      1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
               Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
                           1400 Independence Avenue, SW
                          Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
                  2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
                       3. email:program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

TCCHS Supper Program

Thomas County Central High School (TCCHS) provides supper to students free of charge Monday-Thursday evenings as part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The meal is open to all students enrolled in Thomas County Schools. To read more about this program and how impacts students at TCCHS, click here.

CACFP Supper Program Media Release

Notice for Language and Disability Assistance for the School Nutrition Program

If you have difficulty communicating with us or understanding this information because you do not speak English or have a disability, please let us know. Contact Director of School Nutrition, Dr. Lauren Duplantis, at Thomas County Board of Education, 200 North Pinetree Blvd. Thomasville, GA or by phone at 299-225-4380.  Free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request.