Code No. 710.4
MEAL CHARGES
In accordance with state and federal law, the Mormon Trail Community School District adopts the
following policy to ensure school district employees, families, and students have a shared understanding
of expectations regarding meal charges. The policy seeks to allow students to receive the nutrition they
need to stay focused during the school day, prevent the overt identification of students with insufficient
funds to pay for school meals, and maintain the financial integrity of the nonprofit school nutrition
program.
Payment of Meals
Elementary, Junior High, and High School: Students have use of a Family meal account. When
the balance reaches $0.00 then no more than $20.00 may be charged to this account. When an
account reaches this limit, a student shall not be allowed to charge further meals or a la carte
items until the negative account balance is paid. Students may pay for their meal at the time of
purchase or may add funds to their account by paying in the school office.
Students who are approved for free meals shall never be denied a reimbursable meal, even if they have
accrued a negative balance from previous purchases. Students with outstanding meal charge debt shall be
allowed to purchase a meal if the student pays for the meal when it is received.
Employees may use a charge account for meals, but may charge no more than $7.00 to this account.
When an account reaches this limit, an employee shall not be allowed to charge further meals or a la
carte items until the negative account balance is paid
Negative Account Balances
The school district will make reasonable efforts to notify families when meal account balances are low.
Additionally, the school district will make reasonable efforts to collect unpaid meal charges classified as
delinquent debt. The school district will coordinate communications with families to resolve the matter of
unpaid charges. Families will be notified of an outstanding negative balance once the negative balance
reaches $5.00, families will be notified by email or by letter sent home if a valid e mail is not available. .
Negative balances not paid prior to end of each semester, will be turned over to the superintendent or
superintendent’s designee for collection. Options may include: collection agencies, small claims court, or any other legal method permitted by law.