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Shantell Palmer distributes meal kit boxes to families to help fight food insecurity. This school year, more than 700,000 Tennessee children qualified for P-EBT aid, federal assistance to parents and caregivers to cover the cost of lunch for virtual learners.  Brad Vest for Chalkbeat In dozens of Facebook posts and messages to Chalkbeat, some frustrated parents have stated that they have not received the federal aid they anticipated to help cover the cost of lunches for children enrolled in hybrid or virtual learning programs. This school year, more than 700,000 Tennessee children qualified for Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT aid, federal assistance to parents and caregivers to cover the cost of meals for students learning from home. Because every student in Shelby County Schools receives free lunch, every enrolled student was eligible for the program until school cafeterias and buildings reopened in March.

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