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Public commenters press board on lunch debt, classroom sizes and trailer conditions; district staff say K–3 compliance is met
Summary
Two speakers at the Cabarrus County Schools board meeting raised concerns about school cafeteria debt, code compliance of modular units and K–3 class-size affidavits. District staff said they are in compliance with K–3 class-size requirements and offered to meet after the meeting to show records.
Two members of the public raised financial and facility concerns during public comment at the Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education meeting on Feb. 10, bringing the issues of unpaid meal balances, modular classroom conditions and K–3 class-size reporting to the board’s attention.
Keisha Sandidge, who identified herself as a resident and speaker, told the board: “Our schools across this district are struggling with lunch balances. Do you know that they are tens of thousands of dollars in debt for lunch balances? … My child's school is over $10,000 in lunch debt, and we are only in February.” Sandidge urged the board to use their…
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