by Tevin Campbell
There is a new way for students and parents to fill out the school lunch form: the internet. All it takes is three simple steps. First, go to www.nyc.gov/accessny. Second, click on “apply for school meals.” Finally, submit the application. “It’s faster,” said Ms. Nicholson (one of the school medical staff whom handles lunch forms). An ordinary paper application takes up to three weeks for results to get back to students on whether they qualify for free lunch or not. “Plus, a lot of students end up losing the application and so they have to come back and get another one,” Ms. Nicholson explains. Compared to the old paper application, the new online application it takes no more than a week for results and there is no worry about losing it. It’s done right then and there, and just as Ms, Nicholson stated, “it’s faster.”
