Effective immediately, the Deptford school district says all students will be offered school breakfast and lunch, regardless of their meal account balance.
The Deptford School District has suspended its controversial, unpaid meals policy that would have served peanut butter or cheese sandwiches to students with delinquent accounts.
The district was directed “to discontinue its current policy immediately,” according to Jeff Wolfe, a Department of Agriculture spokesman. It must also amend its unpaid meal charge policy and submit it to the state for review prior to adoption by the board of education, he said. Reaction to the suspended policy was swift on the Deptford Town Talk Facebook page. The school board voted 8-0 to rescind the policy Tuesday night.
Deptford enrolls about 4,100 students. About one-fourth were classified as economically disadvantaged in theUnder the now-suspended policy, the district planned to notify parents when student accounts reached $50 in arrears.
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