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District to consider magistrate collection after $32,000 in unpaid school-lunch balances
Summary
At the workshop the board heard that cafeteria accounts show about $32,000 in negative balances. Administration said state rules prevent denying full meals and recommended letters, payment plans and—if necessary—collection via the local district magistrate; the board asked staff to return with a policy recommendation at the next meeting.
The Elizabethtown Area School District reported about $32,000 in unpaid negative balances in student cafeteria accounts at the April 8 board workshop and asked the board for direction on collection methods.
The district’s student-accounting manager told the board that state rules require schools to provide a full meal and that breakfast is offered free, so the negative balances are for lunch purchases. The district has sent routine notices and resolved some accounts after parents responded; balances range from about $20 to roughly $700 per account.
Officials presented options:…
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