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Committee member presses Fairfield Area SD staff on a la carte charges and parental visibility into lunch balances
Summary
At a Fairfield Area SD discussion, a committee member questioned staff about students being charged for a la carte items and parents lacking visibility into rising lunch balances; staff discussed giving parents clearer information, including an app or posted guidance.
A Committee member raised concerns about how students are charged for school meals and whether parents can easily monitor their children’s lunch balances. “So you have a kid that's going in there and getting a cheeseburger and a milk and getting charged for it,” the Committee member said, contrasting that with a child who “would take an apple” and not be charged.
Staff member sought an estimate of how many purchases are…
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