EFD - School Meal Payments
Date Adopted: 10 August 1999
Current Review / Revision: 10 September 2025
Definitions—
- “National School Lunch Program” means the same as that term is defined in 7 CFR § 210.2.
- “School Breakfast Program” means the same as that term is defined in 7 CFR § 220.2.
- A “school meal” under this policy is food provided by the school under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program.
Utah Code § 53F-2-423(1)(c) (2025)
Utah Code § 53G-9-205.1 (2021)
Payments and Debt for School Meals—
No student who is unable to pay for a school meal (or who receives a school meal at a reduced cost) shall be publicly identified or stigmatized by any District employee or volunteer.
No student may be required to perform chores to pay for a school meal unless such requirement applies to all students (i.e., the requirement applies whether or not any payment in money is made for the school meal).
Communications regarding a student’s debt for school meals shall be directed only to the student’s parent (and not to the student).
Utah Code § 53F-2-423(4), (5) (2025)
Federal guidelines prohibit the Food and Nutrition operation from writing off bad debts as a result of charged meals. Every effort will be made to collect for unpaid meals.
Previous Revision: 4 January 2023