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Board discusses rising school lunch debt and collection options
Summary
Board members and staff discussed a growing student lunch debt, strategies other districts use (including encouraging free/reduced form completion and limited use of collections), and whether to change the district's budget assumptions for delinquent property-tax collections.
Board members and staff spent a substantive portion of the meeting discussing the district's school lunch debt and options for addressing it.
District staff said the system currently carries a six-figure negative balance for unpaid student meal charges. Board members discussed several approaches other districts have used, including contacting families, engaging outside collection services, requiring repayment or removing privileges, or encouraging families to complete…
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