Ending Shame for Unpaid School Meals
This act aims to ensure no child is shamed or discriminated against due to unpaid school meal fees. It mandates automatic qualification for free meals for eligible students and prohibits practices that could stigmatize them, such as taking away food or publicly announcing debts.
Key points
Children whose families owe meal fees will be automatically certified for free meals if they meet eligibility criteria.
Schools cannot shame children, for example, by publicly announcing names, taking away food, or prohibiting participation in extracurricular activities due to meal debts.
Communication regarding unpaid meal fees will be directed only to parents or guardians, not to children.
Status:
Expired
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