An Indiana high school has received criticism from parents and students after enforcing a new policy to encourage families to pay off lunch debt higher than $25, reports today.com.
Some are calling Kokomo High School’s alternative lunch for indebted students—a cheese-and-bread sandwich—“sandwiches of shame” after a student posted a picture of the sandwich on social media.
Officials defended the policy in a recent statement, noting that 499 students have accrued lunch debt totaling $50,000, which could lead to loss of federal funding for the district.
“Some of these people on the list, I'm sorry, are making $100,000 a year. Family of four, and have a debt over $100. I'm sorry, those people need to pay their bills,” David Barnes, communications director for Kokomo School Corporation, told the website.
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