Spring break is next week for many Arkansas schools, including the Little Rock School District. Administrators made sure kids wouldn’t go hungry during the break.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Spring break is next week for lots of Arkansas schools, including the Little Rock School District.
That’s why administrators decided to host a food drive to make sure students don’t go hungry over the week-long break.
“Here in Little Rock, our community is always responsive to whatever you put out a call for anything,” LRSD Superintendent Dr. Jermall Wright said.
Several cars lined up to donate food and hygiene supplies on Wednesday at Washington Elementary and at other nearby schools in the district.
“Students and families depend on our schools to not just provide educational enrichment, but we support the whole child,” Wright said. “Some of our families may need some extra help just to make sure that they have food …