Fayette County makes changes to student meal distribution

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County Public Schools made a change to how it will distribute meals to students beginning next week.

Weather permitting, grades K-2 are scheduled to return to the classroom on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, for families who chose in-person instruction.  It will mark the first return to the classroom since the pandemic hit last March.

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Free breakfasts and lunches will still be available for anyone age 18 and younger, according to the school district.

  • FCPS will continue to offer free meal pickups on Mondays and Wednesdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  • Locations include eight middle schools and all six high schools: Beaumont Middle, Bryan Station High, Bryan Station Middle, Crawford Middle, Edythe J. Hayes Middle, Frederick Douglass High, Henry Clay High, Jessie Clark Middle, Lafayette High, Leestown Middle, LTMS, Paul Laurence Dunbar High, Tates Creek High, and Winburn Middle.
  • Children do not have to be present. No preorders are necessary.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PICKUP LOCATIONS (to be used if unable to pick up at a middle or high school location)

  • Starting next week, meals to be picked up at elementary school locations must be preordered.
  • Five days of breakfast and lunch will be available once a week on Thursdays between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
  • To pick up on Thursday 2/25/21 between 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., please fill out this form by Monday, 2/22/21.
  • Children do not have to be present. Preorders are REQUIRED.

Anyone with questions should call the school district at 859-381-3846.

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Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Western Illinois University. He currently anchors ABC 36 News at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm. Tom has more than three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. He is the only broadcast journalist in Lexington television history to be honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Tom was recognized for reporting on a story that gave a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of the Federal Witness Protection Program. He has won an Emmy Award for anchoring and another for investigative reporting, exposing the deceit and potential danger of online diploma mills. Tom has ten other Emmy nominations to his credit for investigative and feature reporting. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. He has won two Addy Awards for excellence in promotional writing. Tom was the first broadcast journalist in Lexington TV history to be awarded the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is one of the highest honors given by NATAS. It recognizes television professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry for 25-years or more. Tom was honored for more than his longevity, he was recognized for making an enduring contribution to the vitality of the television industry and for setting high standards of achievement. He was also recognized for giving back to the community as a mentor, educator and volunteer. Tom also has network broadcast experience in radio and television having worked as a sports reporter for ESPN, Sportschannel, NBC Sports and the Breeders’ Cup. He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports’ College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. Prior to joining WTVQ-TV, Tom was Vice-President of the Houston Astros Minor League baseball team in Lexington. He was part of the original management team that brought professional baseball back to the Bluegrass after a nearly 50-year absence. Tom has lived in Lexington since 1984. In that time, he has been heavily involved with dozens of charity and civic groups, with a special emphasis on helping Veterans. He can be reached at tkenny@wtvq.com. You can also follow Tom on Facebook www.facebook.com/TomKennyABC and Twitter @TomKennyNews. Just click on the links at the top of the page.