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PG County Expands Grab-And-Go Meals To 43 Schools As Of March 30
Prince George's County Public Schools will open ten more meal sites on March 30, bringing the total number of sites to 43.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — Prince George's County Public Schools will open ten more meal sites on March 30 as the district follows a state directive close schools due to the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, into late April. And in a change from the first few weeks of the program, parents may now pick up the meals.
Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Education Dr. Karen Salmon recently said that all schools in Maryland would remain closed through April 24.
The new elementary school sites are opening for breakfast, lunch and a snack starting Monday, March 30, bringing the total number of student meal sites to 43, the district said in a news release on Sunday.
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The new meal sites are Bradbury Heights, Brandywine, Carrollton, Glassmanor, Hollywood, James McHenry, Ridgecrest, Riverdale, Robert Frost and Woodridge. Three sites have been closed due to low participation: J. Frank Dent and Longfields elementary schools and Benjamin Stoddert Middle School.
Under relaxed federal guidelines, parents may now pick up the “grab and go” meals. Parents must bring a student ID or report card with them if the student is unable to come to the site.
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Meals are available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. School system staff will be on hand to distribute meals in the cafeteria or parking lot depending on the weather. Students may pick up the meals and snack in one visit. Parents and guardians are not required to accompany students nor are students required to show ID.
The full list of sites is available below and at https://www.pgcps.org/coronavirus.- Andrew Jackson Academy, 3500 Regency Parkway, Forestville
- Benjamin Tasker Middle School, 4901 Collington Road, Bowie
- Bradbury Heights Elementary, 1401 Glacier Avenue, Capitol Heights
- Brandywine Elementary, 14101 Brandywine Road, Brandywine
- Buck Lodge Middle School, 2611 Buck Lodge Road, Adelphi
- Calverton Elementary, 3400 Beltsville Road, Beltsville
- Carmody Hills Elementary, 401 Jadeleaf Ave., Capitol Heights
- Carrollton Elementary, 8300 Quintana Street, New Carrollton
- Clinton Grove Elementary, 9420 Temple Hill Road, Clinton
- District Heights Elementary, 2200 County Road, District Heights
- Drew-Freeman Middle School, 2600 Brooks Drive, Suitland
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, 13725 Briarwood Drive, Laurel
- Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary, 3324 64th Ave., Cheverly
- Glassmanor Elementary, 1011 Marcy Ave., Oxon Hill
- Hillcrest Heights Elementary, 4305 22nd Place, Temple Hills
- Hollywood Elementary, 9811 49th Ave., College Park
- James McHenry Elementary, 8909 McHenry Lane, Lanham
- John Bayne Elementary, 7010 Walker Mill Road, Capitol Heights
- Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary, 3000 Church St., Glenarden
- Kenmoor Middle School, 2500 Kenmoor Drive, Landover
- Kettering Middle School, 65 Herrington Drive, Upper Marlboro
- Langley Park-McCormick Elementary, 8201 15th Ave., Hyattsville
- Laurel Elementary, 516 Montgomery St., Laurel
- Lewisdale Elementary, 2400 Banning Place, Hyattsville
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 4545 Ammendale Road, Beltsville
- Nicholas Orem Middle School, 6100 Editors Park Drive, Hyattsville
- Oxon Hill Middle School, 9570 Fort Foote Road, Fort Washington
- Port Towns Elementary, 4351 58th Ave., Bladensburg
- Ridgecrest Elementary, 6120 Riggs Road, Hyattsville
- Riverdale Elementary, 5006 Riverdale Road, Riverdale
- Robert Frost Elementary, 6419 85th Ave., New Carrollton
- Samuel Chase Elementary, 5700 Fisher Road, Temple Hills
- Springhill Lake Elementary, 6060 Springhill Drive, Greenbelt
- Stephen Decatur Middle School, 8200 Pinewood Drive, Clinton
- Suitland Elementary, 4650 Towne Park Road, Suitland
- Templeton Elementary, 6001 Carters Lane, Riverdale
- Thomas S. Stone Elementary, 4500 34th Street, Mount Rainier
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School, 4909 Brinkley Road, Temple Hills
- Waldon Woods Elementary, 10301 Thrift Road, Clinton
- Walker Mill Middle School, 800 Karen Blvd., Capitol Heights
- William Paca Elementary, 7801 Sheriff Road, Landover
- William Wirt Middle School, 6200 Tuckerman St., Riverdale Park
- Woodridge Elementary, 5001 Flintridge Drive, Hyattsville
On March 19 the school system expanded its initial nine locations for grab-and-go meal service program to 25 locations. This will include a grab-and-go bag with breakfast, lunch and a snack.
PGCPS is also distributing enrichment packets using its website, social media channels, alerts, text messages and PGCPS-TV (Verizon 38/Xfinity 96).
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