Dallas ISD to reduce meal service, DART modifies weekly transit schedule: Your Tuesday morning roundup

And clusters of coronavirus reported at Dallas assisted-living centers  [Morning roundup]( 03/31/2020 By Demetrio Teniente Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️ Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 69 and a low of 51. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [How the coronavirus stimulus package can help retirees and savers]( [DPS: No checkpoints at Louisiana border to screen road travel during coronavirus]( [Clusters of coronavirus reported at Dallas assisted-living centers, official says]( [DART announces modified weekly transit schedule due to coronavirus]( [Hundreds of laid-off GM Arlington employees volunteer for temporary work at plant]( [Unions are winning bonuses and wage increases for North Texas food workers]( [As second COVID-19 death reported at Edgemere senior living facility, North Texas families weigh whether to bring loved ones home]( [Dallas County reports 61 more coronavirus cases, 11th death; 3rd Dallas officer tests positive]( [As parents keep their kids home, child care businesses struggle to keep doors open]( [Could the immigration courts get more chaotic? Coronavirus adds to stress]( DISD typically provides breakfast and lunch during spring break for any student wishing to drop by for a meal, but in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some families have practiced extra caution in picking up meals.(Lynda M. Gonzalez/ Staff Photographer) DALLAS [Dallas County’s latest shelter-in-place revisions lead Dallas ISD to cut meal service to once a week]( Despite high demand for free food by its students during the coronavirus crisis, Dallas ISD is cutting its food service to one day a week. [DISD announced Monday afternoon that, starting next week, Thursdays would be the only day parents and students would be able to receive grab-and-go meals at 47 locations throughout the district.]( Previously, DISD distributed three days’ worth of food Mondays and Thursdays. Over 320,000 meals were given out to 37,000 students and families last week. Moving forward, the district said that students and families would be able to pick up a week’s worth of meals under the new arrangement. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletters@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](