WALLA WALLA, Wash.-A shortage of cardboard packaging due to disruption of the national supply chain could soon impact lunch rooms across the country.
According to Walla Walla Public Schools, there is no scarcity of milk, however, the shortage of cardboard packaging could affect half-pint milk cartons used for school meal programs.
The WWPS Nutrition Services Department is working with suppliers to provide milk for school meal programs so students are not impacted according to the district.
The district is working on a contingency plan to continue providing milk to its students, including:
Walla Walla Center for Children & Families (Preschool & Transitional Kindergarten): These programs will continue to offer milk by transitioning to gallon sized containers.All schools: They will continue to offer milk at BREAKFAST, if necessary transitioning to shelf stable milk at all sites. Soy milk will continue to be offered as a milk alternate.Elementary & middle schools and high schools: They will have juice and bottles of water will be available at LUNCH. Juice may contribute towards a fruit component (which is current practice).