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Union County parent urges board to reverse alternate‑meal policy, cites student shame and fiscal tradeoffs
Summary
A public commenter told the board that a UCPS policy reinstated Aug. 5 requires school nutrition to take meals from students with roughly $20 negative balances and provide an alternate meal, which he said causes shame and may cost the district more than the widely reported $300,000 lunch debt.
Christian Velasquez, a community member, urged the Union County Board of Education to reverse a board policy reinstated Aug. 5 that he said requires school nutrition staff to withhold standard meals from students whose negative meal account balances exceed about $20 and to provide an alternate meal instead.
Velasquez said the policy creates food waste, revenue loss and, most importantly, shame for children. "These children deserve that resource free of shame," he…
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