§ 38-822.01 — General goals and standards.

District of Columbia § 38-822.01

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 38: Educational Institutions.
• Ch. 8A: Healthy Schools.
• Subch. II: School Nutrition.

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(1) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools shall:

(A) Serve nutritious and well-balanced meals to students.

(i) Provide meals with a vegetarian food option as the main course for breakfast and lunch every day at all grade levels;

(ii) Rotate main course vegetarian food options daily to avoid repetition; and

(iii) Clearly label or identify meals that contain only vegetarian food options as vegetarian; and

(C) Reasonably accommodate religious and non-medical dietary restrictions.

(2) A "school food authority", as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 210.2, shall not require a student requesting a plant-based food option, or other non-medical dietary accommodation, to obtain a note from a doctor.

(b) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools are encouraged to serve plant-based food option as the main course at breakfast and lunch each day to each student.

(c) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools are strongly encouraged to procure food in a manner consistent with the Good Food Purchasing Program's core values.

Legislative History

July 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-209, § 201, 57 DCR 4779; Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-37, § 2(c), 58 DCR 6841