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A New Jersey school district has banned kids with outstanding cafeteria lunch debt from going to prom, participating in field trips, and doing other fun things, The Courier Post reports.
Officials in Cherry Hill, like school officials in many parts of the country, were struggling to come up with a way to handle the issue of school lunch debt: that is, how to feed kids whose cafeteria balances are in arrears. It’s a complicated issue, as cash-strapped school districts can’t afford to feed kids whose parents don’t pay the bill for their meals. But on the other hand, denying a child food, particularly while their peers eat, is seen as cruel.