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Charge Policy

CHARGING POLICY

Meal Accounts

Each student is assigned a meal account upon enrollment.  All students must pay for any items touched, opened, taken or purchased by the student from the school cafeteria. 

Students or their parents, legal custodians, legal guardians or persons standing in loco parentis with respect to the student may pay for meals in advance in the school cafeteria or on-line through www.lunchprepay.com.  LunchPrepay.com is a website which allows you to make payments for student meals and monitor student meal accounts.  Using LunchPrepay.com will remove the stress that comes with making sure your student has cash for meals.  LunchPrepay.com is an easy, secure and convenient way to pay for student meals.  You must use your student’s NC Wise number when making payments to LunchPrepay.com or viewing account activity.

A student’s meal account will be charged and the student’s parents, legal custodians, legal guardians and persons standing in loco parentis with respect to the student is responsible for paying for all unwrapped items that the student touches in the school cafeteria, all wrapped or sealed items the student opens from the school cafeteria and all other items the student takes, purchases or is provided from the school cafeteria.

If at any time a student’s meal account has a negative balance, the student may be prohibited from attending or participating in extracurricular activities (except for approved school field trips) and/or may be prohibited from obtaining or utilizing parking privileges on any school campus.

The Principal may pursue any method of collection for meal account balances, including referral to a social worker, referral to the school board attorney, referral to a collection agency or pursuit of legal remedies through the North Carolina Judicial System.  All costs of collection for a student’s meal account balances may be charged to the student’s parents, legal custodians, legal guardians or persons standing in loco parentis with respect to the student.

**Any child with a negative balance will not be allowed to purchase extras until the negative balance is clear.  Cash for extra items will not be applied to a negative balance unless the child agrees.**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender (male or female), age, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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