NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state is shelling out cash to the families of students who missed out on school meals because of COVID. This week the Human Services Department distributed more than $300,000 in pandemic EBT funds.
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The money went to families of students who missed more than five school days in April and May. It comes after the state already distributed nearly half a million dollars to cover COVID-related absences in February and March.