Food Service Debt due to allowing folks to run a tab?

[safety frog]

Knew this would come up for discussion soon. So we allow folks to run a charge account versus saying no?

October 1, 2013
Timberlane hopes to avoid food service debt

By Alex Lippa alippa@eagletribune.com


PLAISTOW — Routinely last year, Shirley Orio would send her kids to school in the Timberlane Regional School District and have them pay through her online account.

But she was shocked once she finally looked at her bill.

“Before I even realized it, I was over $150,” she said. “It’s just something you don’t routinely think about,”

But experiences like Orio’s more have cost the school district more than $45,000 on its food service program last year. This year, Superintendent Earl Metzler is planning on incorporating some changes ........


I can see one meal but $45K worth?

[ebakenoza]

but.....it was nutritious food......just ask the S A U .