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Sponsors ask committee to guarantee meals for students regardless of meal debt
Summary
Representatives Brewer and Mohammed said House Bill 97 would require public schools to provide meals to students regardless of a family's ability to pay, prohibit practices that stigmatize students with meal debt, and direct the Department of Education to issue guidance on debt collection and payment systems.
Columbus — Representatives Brewer and Mohammed told the House Education Committee that House Bill 97 would require public schools to ensure students receive school meals regardless of outstanding meal debt and prohibit practices that identify or shame students for unpaid balances.
Sponsors said the bill would require schools to provide meals when requested, bar actions that might humiliate…
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