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COVID-19 disrupted more than the school year. The pandemic also impacted youngsters’ reliable source for meals and their free access to the Internet. Those services were disrupted when campuses closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic. The school year traditionally ends in May. During the shutdown, students had access to free Internet provided by the school only if they were in the parking lots of their campuses, said Liz Oaks, Lamesa Independent School District (LISD) chief finan cial officer. School officials provided meals to students, but they had to go to campuses daily to get them. Officials delivered about 75 meals each ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177