School Districts Also Forced To Navigate Supply Chain Shortages – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The traditional Thanksgiving meal at schools in Arlington is not on the menu this year as the counties continue to seek to overcome bottlenecks due to supply chain issues.

Turkey would not be available for the annual festival. Green beans have also been an issue lately, with only eight boxes shipped after an order of 300.

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Plastic trays and plastic utensils are hard to come by. The district also has 167 hospitality vacancies and recently increased entry-level salaries to attract more employees.

The challenges began in August but have increased over the school year, according to David Lewis, the district’s food and nutrition director.

“We have a lot of ghost shipments from our warehouse, confirmed deliveries, confirmed scheduled delivery dates and no truck is shown,” he said.

The district still serves breakfast and lunch daily, and Lewis said they don’t anticipate a time when they can’t provide the 50,000 meals that are served in schools every day.

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“We will make sure that every student who wants to eat has a meal,” he said.

It forced menu changes and fewer menu items. The shortage of staff has forced AISD to reduce some service options such as breakfast kiosks in school buildings.

The costs are also increasing. Lewis said the cost of groceries is above the 38 percent of the departmental budget that it typically needs.

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