Lunch debt
automatic News for 12-07-2019
School district threatens to put kids in foster care over lunch debts Woman raising money for San Antonio students’ school lunch debt SAN ANTONIO – Nicole Baptiste is trying to erase the lunch debt for Northside Independent School District families by raising funds via a GoFundMe campaign. KSAT spoke with NISD spokesperson Barry Perez, who said …
automatic News for 12-05-2019
Incidents of lunch debt shaming prompt legislation Richard Sherman donates over $27,000 to clear student lunch debt San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman made several generous donations recently, and both will help schools feed their students and make sure students can eat while they’re at school. Sherman recently donated over $27,000 to clear student lunch debt …
automatic News for 12-04-2019
'Secret Santas' in Michigan Are Paying Off Lunch Debt at Elementary Schools Hamilton County school board looks to tackle unpaid school lunch debt, policy Hamilton County’s unpaid school lunch debt might grow while the system ensures students have something to eat at school under a potential board of education policy change. A new policy up for …
automatic News for 11-23-2019
Anonymous Donor pays off students' lunch debt Metro church gives more than $92K to pay for student lunch debt A video recorded at Richfield High School last week got a lot of people talking. It shows what school administrators admit was a big mistake: Students with a certain level of lunch debt had their meal taken, …
automatic News for 11-20-2019
Lunch debt disaster: Hot meals tossed Florida real estate agent pays off lunch debt for nine schools A real estate agent donated nearly $1,000 to pay off the school lunch debt of 430 students in Jupiter, Fla., earning praise from the local community. Rew Levy’s $944.34 gift wiped out the debt for all nine schools in …
automatic News for 11-14-2019
Digital Dive: Richfield schools 'lunch shaming' students? Can you pay off Knox County students’ school lunch debt? They’ve been circulating online, memes that suggest a specific kindness: Contact your local school to pay off the account of a child who can’t buy lunch – because no child should have to worry about being hungry. It’s a …
automatic News for 11-09-2019
Donation in slain officer’s name wipes out lunch debt Why Unpaid School Meal Bills Cause Heartburn for Administrators When students show up to school with unpaid lunch bills, cafeteria workers struggle to respond in a way that doesn’t hurt or stigmatize a child. School nutrition directors say that the issue is more complicated than some people …
automatic News for 11-04-2019
School district threatens to put kids in foster care over lunch debt Unpaid student meal debts are on the rise in area schools OLYMPIA – A year-old law ensuring students receive lunch without fear of embarrassment if they are unable to pay is stoking a rise in unpaid meal debts for school districts around the …
automatic News for 11-03-2019
Local student pays off school lunch debt A Pennsylvania school district that warned parents behind on their lunch bills that their children could end up in foster care, and then rejected a businessman’s offer to pay the overdue charges, is apologizing and says it wants to accept the donation after all. The board also said that …