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Policy committee advances child nutrition policy after staff explain how district covers unpaid meal charges
Summary
Committee reviewed changes to Policy 62.20 to align with statute and to remove language saying negative meal balances would be carried forward. Staff said federal rules require CNP accounts not carry bad debt; the district currently budgets about $45,000 and reported roughly $118,000 in negative balances. The policy was moved to Dec. 16 consent.
The Wake County Schools Policy Committee reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 62.20 on Nov. 19 that update the district’s approach to unpaid student meal charges and align the policy with state and federal requirements.
CNS staff explained the principal change is removal of a sentence that said negative student account balances would be carried forward to the next school year. "That language now exists in statute, so we're including it in our policy," a CNS presenter said, and staff described the mechanics: the Child…
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