WEST JORDAN, Utah — Food is what makes the heart in Heartland Elementary so strong, so when that final bell rings this school year, they’ll still have plenty of options for breakfast and lunch.

Principal Buddy Alger said many of their students are on free or reduced lunch.

“What that means is that students are experiencing some financial difficulties at home, so they’re eligible to have the school pay for their breakfast and lunch,” Alger said.

The Jordan School District’s nutrition services director, Katie Bastian, said a lot of students rely on these meals at school. That’s why they work hard to make sure these meals are well-balanced and available for everyone.

“At the Jordan School District, we open all the sites that we qualify to serve summer meals, so we have five locations open

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