Updated 1:35 p.m. March 20

Magnolia ISD will continue to provide free meals through Friday March 27. Families can pick up curbside meals from 9-11:30 a.m. at Magnolia Elementary, Lyon Elementary and Smith Elementary.

Updated 2:07 p.m. March 17

Magnolia ISD announced March 17 it would add a third site for free meal distribution through Friday, March 20. In addition to Magnolia and Smith elementary schools, families can also pick up curbside meals at Lyon Elementary School, located on Nichols Sawmill Road. Meals are available from 9-11 a.m. each day for all children age 18 and under who are present in the car. Each child receives one breakfast and one lunch to go.

Published March 13

All children age 18 and younger can receive free meals from Magnolia ISD beginning March 17, district officials announced March 13. The announcement comes after the district canceled classes scheduled for March 16-20 to help limit the spread of coronavirus in Montgomery County.


The free meals will be provided curbside at Magnolia and Smith elementary schools from 9-11 a.m. March 17-20, according to district information. Children must be present in the car to receive the meals. Each child will receive one breakfast and one lunch to go.

Drivers can form a car-rider line in back of each school where the buses normally drop off students. Employees will deliver the meals to each car, according to district information.