(Ed.'s Note: They are two members short - one resigned rather than be removed, the other prohibited from getting near the district under federal indictment - and now the district's meal deliveries for needy kids has been shut down because of the COVD-19 crisis.
Originally the district agreed to stop delivering meals to needy students to comply with the City of Brownsville and Cameron County Shelter in Place and Stay at Home orders. Now they are backtracking after the United States Dept. of Agriculture allowed the meals to be delivered without a student present. Having the student present was first required by the USDA, but went contrary to the local Shelter in Place and Stay at Home orders tt prohibited two people to pick up the meal.
Superintendent Rene Gutierrez and the board are going back to square one to see if there is a way to feed the students without running awry of the COVID-19 rules. For thee next week starting today, some 12,000 kids will be without meals until this bunch gets its stuff together. They say not to say anything if it isn't positive. Ok. There's plenty of room for improvement.)