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Board tightens meal-charge policy, sets $60 limit and bars a la carte charges for students with negative balances
Summary
The board approved a rewrite of the school nutrition policy to limit student meal charges to $60, bar a la carte purchases for students with negative balances and require alternate meals once the limit is reached.
The Rutherford County Board of Education approved changes to its school nutrition policy that set a $60 cap on meal charges for students and clarify that a la carte purchases cannot be charged when a student’s account has a negative balance. Under the revised language, schools will continue to provide an alternate meal to students who exceed the charge limit so no child goes without food, and parents will receive notifications as balances accumulate.
Director of Schools Doctor Sullivan said the rewrite is intended to reduce escalating unpaid meal debt. The new section limits student charges to $60 — roughly…
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