Middleman
Defender of the month
What do you think? If a parent sends their kids without a lunch, or money to pay for a school lunch, and fails to pay, then they get reported to child services, if they have been deemed able to pay.
Yet, parents who are flaky, but broke enough to have free lunches, get off Scott-free. Something seems unfair about that. Meanwhile, flaky parents who can afford to pay are bilking the school district out of over $200,000 yearly. But, some of the kids are forgetting to let their folks know that they owe money.
I know that in the past, our accounts have run out of money at the school, and my kids failed to let me know. Nowadays, the schools like the kids to each have an account and pay ahead of time.
Louisiana Schools to Report Parents Who Don't Pay Up for School Lunch - FoxNews.com
Yet, parents who are flaky, but broke enough to have free lunches, get off Scott-free. Something seems unfair about that. Meanwhile, flaky parents who can afford to pay are bilking the school district out of over $200,000 yearly. But, some of the kids are forgetting to let their folks know that they owe money.
I know that in the past, our accounts have run out of money at the school, and my kids failed to let me know. Nowadays, the schools like the kids to each have an account and pay ahead of time.
Louisiana Schools to Report Parents Who Don't Pay Up for School Lunch - FoxNews.com
a good, old-fashioned food fight.
Starting Wednesday, parents in Louisiana who can afford to pay for their children's school lunch -- and whose kids go three straight days without paying -- will be reported to the state Department of Family and Children Services.
The kids won't go hungry. Under the new statute, sponsored by state Rep. Nancy Landry and passed unanimously over the summer, students who do not qualify for a free lunch and who do not have the money they need to buy one will be given -- at the minimum -- graham crackers and 8 ounces of milk.
And their parents will be held accountable.
This is not about keeping full meals away from children, Landry told FoxNews.com. Its making sure that children receive either a snack or meal while their parents are notified about the missing payments.
But critics say the paperwork will be costly -- possibly more costly than paying for the school lunch. And they're angry that the taxpayers will have to foot the bill.