UPDATE: Rhode Island school district's plan to limit students' lunch option to only a sunflower butter and jelly sandwich if they owed money on their lunch accounts won't go into effect Monday as planned after a wave of public scrutiny.
and jelly sandwich"until the balance owed is paid in full or a payment plan is set up." The sandwich would be accompanied by a fruit, vegetable and milk, and is an option for all students on the standard lunch menu, the district later clarified.
More than 1,600 students have an outstanding balance ranging from less than $1 to $500, according to the district. The total lunch debt owed to the district was about $77,000. Parents are sent four letters if their children owe lunch money, Bachus said. After the second letter is sent, students whose accounts are not"in good standing" lose the option of charging à la carte food, but students who don't get free lunch can still charge lunches to their accounts.
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