POST FALLS — The Post Falls School District is offering emergency K-5 child care, free meals and online education resources.

Emergency child care starts today at Mullan Trail and Ponderosa elementary schools. It will be limited to Post Falls School District students whose parents or guardians work in health care or emergency services. Parents must show a valid work ID for enrollment in the Emergency K-5 Child Care Program. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.

The usual child care Gap Program will not reopen at this time for currently enrolled Gap families. The immediate focus will be establishing care for children of those who work in hospitals, public health, police, fire and emergency medical agencies. Later, the district will re-evaluate the Gap Program capacity to determine if it can resume care for currently enrolled Gap families.

Also starting today, a supplemental breakfast and lunch program during this temporary school closure will take place at Ponderosa Elementary, River City Middle and Post Falls High schools. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays through April 3.

Children will receive a sack lunch as well as a sack breakfast for the following morning. Adults may purchase a meal for $3.95 each. To minimize crowds, families will enter the main entrance of the designated school, receive their meals and take them home to eat.

Students can access district curricular materials, including Ready Math (grades K-8) and Benchmark Literacy (grades K-5) through www.clever.com. High school students taking dual credit classes will be contacted by their teachers regarding course expectations during this closure as soon as guidance is received from University of Idaho and North Idaho College. Visit www.pfsd.com for additional learning resources.