Free and Reduced Lunch Online Application
Parents of ALL students attending Brookwood School, Westwood School, and Dalton High School need to complete a free and reduced lunch application this year.
Click on the links below to complete the application.
Myths & Facts
MYTH: School districts could pay for all school lunches, but they're just choosing not to pay for them
FACT: School districts can't use taxpayer funding to pay for school lunches. School nutrition funding is provided by the sale of school meals and federal funds.
MYTH: Dalton Public Schools has paid for school lunches for two years, and decided to stop for no reason.
FACT: The federal government provided a waiver that allowed all students to eat for free during the COVID-19 pandemic, and decided not to renew that waiver for this school year.
MYTH: If you don't qualify for free and reduced lunch, completing the application is a waste of time.
FACT: Free and reduced lunch applications impact federal funding for a lot of important programs including family engagement activities, additional staff members, tutoring programs, SAT/ACT exam fees and more.
