{"id":20049,"date":"2026-05-29T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/board-of-education-leaves-open-lunch-policy-intact-the-moco-show\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:05:25","slug":"board-of-education-leaves-open-lunch-policy-intact-the-moco-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/board-of-education-leaves-open-lunch-policy-intact-the-moco-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Education Leaves Open Lunch Policy Intact &#8211; The MoCo Show &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery County Public Schools\u2019 open lunch policy will remain unchanged after the Board of Education failed to advance proposed revisions during its May 21 business meeting.<br \/><span id=\"more-127388\"><\/span><br \/>The board debated a recommendation from its Policy Management Committee that would have rescinded Policy JEF, commonly known as the Open Lunch Policy, and instead left oversight of open lunch practices to the discretion of the superintendent.<br \/>The proposal did not move forward. A motion to send the recommendation out for public comment failed to pass, and a subsequent motion to return the policy to the committee for revised language also failed. Because neither motion was approved, the board took no action on the policy.<br \/>As a result, Policy JEF remains in effect exactly as written, and there are no changes to current open lunch practices at Montgomery County Public Schools.<br \/>For students and families, the outcome means that schools will continue operating under the same open lunch rules currently in place. The proposal will not enter a public comment period, and no revisions to the policy are being considered at this time.<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFine Craft Weekend, May 30 &amp; 31, noon-5. 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