School district threatens to send kids to foster care over unpaid school lunch debt
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Imagine this: You send your child to school. Your kid—whether it’s because you don’t have the resources to make them lunch at home or because they simply prefer to eat cafeteria food—gets lunch at school. Your child accrues a school lunch debt. MaySchool district threatens to send kids to foster care over unpaid school lunch debt
Imagine this: You send your child to school. Your kid—whether it’s because you don’t have the resources to make them lunch at home or because they simply prefer to eat cafeteria food—gets lunch at school. Your child accrues a school lunch debt. Maybe it’s because you have to prioritize other bills. Maybe your child forgot to hand in the money you gave them to cover the meals. Maybe they lost it or someone stole it. Anyway—the debt accrues. What does the school do? If your child attends the Wyoming Valley West School District in Pennsylvania, this scenario could result in your child being sent to foster care. Over school lunch debt. Obscene. About 1,000 parents received a letter containing this threat. CNN confirms that it has reviewed the letter, which informed parents, “Your child has been sent to school every day without money and without a breakfast and/or lunch” and “multiple letters sent home with your child” have notified parents about this debt. The letter alleges that failing to provide their child with food could result in parents being sent to Dependency Court. Read more