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joeglow3

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3. What is the answer?

Reply to jsr (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 03:41 PM

Jan 2014

Now, I agree they way they did it was bullshit. There is ZERO excuse to take the lunches and throw them away instead (especially if your motivation for needing to this was financial, as they needed to provide alternative meals to the kids, at a higher cost).

That said, what should happen when a parent refuses to pay? At our sons' school, we are notified when their lunch balance gets below $10, again with it is around zero and again to let us know they won't provide lunches once the balance is -$10. We have never had it reach the point where they say it would be cut off. I am guessing (hoping???) that they would work with people who contact them and are having real financial difficulties. But what should the school do when all of these steps are ignored?

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Withholding lunch for nonpayment is standard policy at Salt Lake City schools [View all] jsr Jan 2014 OP

Another post about this says the lunches were thrown away. upaloopa Jan 2014 #1

I read that once the food is served to someone, hughee99 Jan 2014 #15

Never getting served is no solution. upaloopa Jan 2014 #17

I agree, but you know there's some admistrator out there somewhere hughee99 Jan 2014 #21

Whatever the policy is, it is disgusting and horrifying. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #2

What is the answer? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #3

If it is the fault of the children that their parents are irresponsible then they should go hungry Fumesucker Jan 2014 #5

The kids are still fed a meal, as they were in this case joeglow3 Jan 2014 #7

what was the precise and objective benefit of simply throwing away hot meals? LanternWaste Jan 2014 #16

If I had to guess joeglow3 Jan 2014 #19

Some PTOs fund an emergency lunch fund, for kids whose balance goes below zero wercal Jan 2014 #6

Well, in a DECENT society, we would be happy a kid ate and move on CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #8

My observational opinion after being a teacher for 25 years... FLyellowdog Jan 2014 #9

Feed the children! It isn't rocket science! upaloopa Jan 2014 #18

What happens when the budget runs out? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #22

That isn't going to happen. All we need to do is make feeding upaloopa Jan 2014 #23

You are assuming the people not paying are because they are poor joeglow3 Jan 2014 #25

I fell I can't know their motivation without upaloopa Jan 2014 #27

Oliver Twist at least got gruel and poverty juice Fumesucker Jan 2014 #4

That is just evil... Xyzse Jan 2014 #10

In my school district Cairycat Jan 2014 #11

The OP Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #12

That's the way our district does it B2G Jan 2014 #13

To Hell with this policy and others like it. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #14

The solution Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #20

I wonder how good the $30 lunch was at the country club TheMathieu Jan 2014 #24

You Cut right to the Chase warrant46 Jan 2014 #26