PA quietly reverses ‘lunch shaming’ ban as school district debt grows
October 31, 2019
In a reversal of a 2017 ban, Pennsylvania quietly reinstated a “lunch shaming” policy over the summer that allows schools to give cheaper, alternative meals to students who can’t afford food in the cafeteria.
Language within this year’s school code bill allows districts to withhold hot meals from students who accrue more than $50 in lunch debt.
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Source: WHYY, October 31, 2019.