Knox County Schools will provide grab-n-go meals while schools are closed.

Tanisha Baker, Project Grad team leader at Austin East High School, (center), with students enjoying a holiday meal. November 2019. (This photo is not representative of children who are in need of food, but an example of meals they enjoy when at school.) For many students, the meal at school is the only one they have.

In an effort to help further mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Knox County Schools will close through Friday, April 3, 2020. This includes all school-sponsored and community events.

Please know this is a rapidly evolving situation and we will communicate with our families as new information becomes available.

Emergency Feeding Information

While Knox County Schools is closed through April 3, 2020, out of concern over COVID-19, the district will be providing breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under at no charge. Due to federal regulations, food cannot be distributed during an anticipated closure such as Spring Break; therefore, meal distribution will begin Monday, March 23, 2020.

Throughout the closure, meal distribution will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 10 am-noon. The district will be providing two days’ worth of meals to be distributed on Monday and Wednesday, and a day’s worth of meals on Friday. Breakfast and lunch will be distributed at the same time.

The meals will be available at one of 25 designated emergency school feeding sites via drive-thru or walk-up for children to consume at home. There is no dine-in option. Children must be present to receive meals; however, families may pick up at any distribution site regardless of enrollment. Additionally, no proof of income is required. Extra meals cannot be provided if additional children are not present.

You cannot dine-in. Meals will be picked up to be consumed at home.

URGENT !!! DO NOT CONGREGATE. Please enforce the 6ft. social distance, avoid touching and hugging as suggested by the CDC.

Distribution of meals will occur near the main entrance of each school feeding site. The sites include:

Austin-East High School: 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Knoxville, TN 37914
Bearden Middle School: 1000 Francis Road, Knoxville, TN 37909
Bearden High School: 8352 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Beaumont Magnet Academy: 1211 Beaumont Ave., Knoxville, TN 37921
Belle Morris Elementary School: 2308 Washington Pike, Knoxville, TN 37917
Carter High School: 210 N. Carter School Road, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
Central High School: 5321 Jacksboro Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
Dogwood Elementary School: 705 Tipton Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920
East Knox Elementary School: 9315 Rutledge Pike, Mascot, TN 37806
Fulton High School: 2509 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
Gibbs High School: 7628 Tazewell Pike, Corryton, TN 37721
Green Magnet Academy: 801 Lula Powell Dr., Knoxville, TN 37915
Gresham Middle School: 500 Gresham Road, Knoxville, TN 37918
Halls High School: 4321 E. Emory Road, Knoxville, TN 37938
Inskip Elementary School: 4701 High School Road, Knoxville, TN 37912
Karns Middle School: 2925 Gray Hendrix Road, Knoxville, TN 37931
Lonsdale Elementary School: 1317 Louisiana Ave., Knoxville, TN 37921
Maynard Elementary School: 737 College Street, Knoxville, TN 37921
Northwest Middle School: 5301 Pleasant Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37912
Pond Gap Elementary School: 4530 Papermill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37909
Powell High School: 2136 W. Emory Road, Powell, TN 37849
Sarah Moore Greene Academy: 3001 Brooks Ave., Knoxville, TN 37914
South-Doyle Middle School: 3900 Decatur Road, Knoxville, TN 37920
South-Doyle High School: 2020 Tipton Station Road, Knoxville, TN 37920
West High School: 3300 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37919

The impact of the COVID-19 virus requires administrators to make weekly and daily adjustments to policies and procedures. To follow developments and procedures of the Knox County School System visit this link.