a. Due to the high probability of allergic reactions associated with the following foods, these items will not be served from any Duchesne School District food service kitchen. i. Peanuts, including any food product with peanuts or peanut oil as an ingredient
ii. Tree Nuts iii. Shell Fish
b. Due to the high probability of allergic reactions associated with the above foods, teachers of students with life threatening allergies allowing parents to bring treats into classrooms will notify parents, and request they do not bring foods containing the above items into the classroom. c. Due to the high probability of allergic reactions associated with latex, school food service employees will not prepare or serve student meals while wearing latex gloves. *Because we do not have control of foods, which are brought into our facilities by students or outside entities, Duchesne School District does NOT have peanut free facilities. 4. The school food service is not required to provide meal services to children with disabilities when the meal service is not normally available to the general student body, unless a meal service is required under the child’s IEP, (Individualized Education Program). a. If the IEP or 504 plans for a disabled child indicate that the child must be fed a meal at school, which is not normally available to the general student body, the school is required to provide this meal to the child and may choose to have the school food service handle the responsibility. i. If the school food service does provide such meals for a child, the additional costs may be absorbed by the school food authority or may be covered by a number of various sources such as the special needs fund, general fund, IDEA, special education or related services, Medicaid, EPSDT (early & periodic screening diagnosis & treatment), SSI, Medicare, MCH (maternal & child health service block grants), or other community sources such as PTA, voluntary health associations, & various local civic organizations. The source of funding will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
5.0431 WELLNESS POLICY / FOOD SALES
5.0431.01 FOOD SALES
Issue Date: 12/11/08 Updated: 1/3/17
Each school that sells foods that are not part of the reimbursable lunch, breakfast or after-school snack programs (i.e., food sold in a la carte lines, vending machines and school stores) will be Smart Snack Compliant. To be Smart Snack Compliant, any food sold in schools must: 1. Be a “whole-grain-rich” grain product; or 2. Have as the first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, or a protein food or
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