LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools are no longer offering meal delivery to bus stops around the area.
The district learned Wednesday a transportation department employee involved in meal service, tested positive for COVID-19. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department believes the risk of exposure to children and other staff members is low, the district felt the safest action is to close the bus depots.
“In the face of these unprecedented circumstances, our bus drivers and monitors willingly volunteered to serve in this new role to ensure that students who depend on meals at school still have access to food,” said Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Manny Caulk. “They are unsung heroes and we are all indebted to them for their leadership during these times. Our thoughts and prayers for healing are with this member of our team while they are recuperating at home.”
Beginning Thursday and on Friday, meals will be available only at pick up locations:
- Arlington
- Booker T. Washington
- Breckinridge
- Cardinal Valley
- Glendover
- James Lane Allen
- Julius Marks
- Lansdowne
- Mary Todd
- Meadowthorpe
- The Academy for Leadership at Millcreek
- Northern
- Southern
- Squires
- William Wells Brown elementaries
- LTMS and Winburn middle schools
- Bryan Station High School
- Tates Creek Campus (under the awning between the middle and high school)
These are all walk-up locations and those receiving meals are asked to stand six feet apart while waiting in line.
Meal service was not scheduled for the week of March 30 through April 3, during the district’s regularly scheduled spring break.
Plans for providing meals beginning the week of April 6 will be shared at a later time.