Students who have accrued $25 or more of unpaid meal debt will no longer be given the cafeteria's advertised meal choices.
Students who have accrued $25 or more of unpaid meal debt will no longer be given the cafeteria's advertised meal choices.
To spend a Friday lunch period as the lone student denied a signature slice would have been unimaginable, but the lunchroom hypothetical will soon be a reality for Keller ISD students who have accumulated a meal debt of $25 or more. , a letter sent to Keller ISD parents by the district announced that an alternative meal plan will be introduced on Oct. 21 to help address “costly negative balances” that students may accrue over the course of the school year.
While some states have passed sweeping legislation that grants free meals to students — like the bill passed by now-Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, who haspayment policies. Dallas ISD currently offers free lunches to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, thanks to the federal Community Eligibility Provision which uses demographic data to identify schools that qualify for free meals.
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