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Charles County Public Schools seeks ways to reduce $300K+ in negative student lunch balances
Summary
Food service staff told the board there are more than 1,300 students with negative meal balances and outlined outreach, principal involvement and possible collections for graduates as options to limit districts operating budget exposure.
Charles County Public Schools school meal staff told the Board of Education on March 11 that the district faces more than $335,000 in unpaid student meal balances at the end of last year and described several short-term and policy options to reduce the liability.
Jamie Whitfield-Coffin, executive director of student services, and school nutrition staff said 1,343 students had negative lunch balances at the time of the presentation and that 247 students had balances greater than $200. The staff briefing traced the rise in balances to pandemic-era changes in meal provisioning and to a return to paid meals for most students after widespread free meals were funded by federal COVID-era programs.
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