March 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Southington Board of Education Special Meeting

Move to rescind the May 28, 2020 Healthy Food Certification motion voted on by the Board of Education. Carried with a motion by Mrs. Colleen Clark and a second by Mr. Zaya Oshana.

Pursuant to C.G.S. Section 10-215f, the Board of Education or governing authority certifies that all food items offered for sale to students in the schools under its jurisdiction, and not exempted from the Connecticut Nutrition Standards published by the Connecticut State Department of Education, will comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards during the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. This certification shall include all food offered for sale to students separately from reimbursable meals at all times and from all sources, including but not limited to school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, culinary programs, and any fundraising activities on school premises sponsored by the school or non-school organizations and groups. Carried with a motion by Mrs. Colleen Clark and a second by Mr. Zaya Oshana.

Move to rescind the May 28, 2020 Food Exemption motion voted on by the Board of Education. Carried with a motion by Mrs. Colleen Clark and a second by Mr. Zaya Oshana.

The Board of Education or governing authority will allow the sale to students of food items that do not meet the Connecticut Nutrition Standards provided that the following conditions are met: 1) the sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend; 2) the sale is at the location of the event; and 3) the food items are not sold from a vending machine or school store. An “event” is an occurrence that involves more than just a regularly scheduled practice, meeting, or extracurricular activity. For example, soccer games, school plays, and interscholastic debates are events but soccer practices, play rehearsals, and debate team meetings are not. The “regular school day” is the period from midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day. “Location” means where the event is being held. Carried with a motion by Mrs. Colleen Clark and a second by Mr. Zaya Oshana.