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Utah School Threw Out Students' Lunches Because They Were In Debt (Click on this heading to read more)

By Annie-Rose Strasser    on January 30, 2014 at 9:20 am
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A Utah school's child nutrition manager threw out the lunches of about 40 elementary school students this week after the kids' parents fell behind on payment.
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Some parents at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City say they didn't even realize they were indebted to the school. The school apparently made calls Monday and Tuesday telling some parents that there was a balance on their accounts, and the children of those who had missed the call were the ones whose lunches got thrown out.
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According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the child nutrition manager's original plan was to withhold lunches for kids whose parents hadn't paid. But cafeteria workers were unable to distinguish who was on that list before serving. Once the food had been dished out, food safety codes say it can't be given to another student and must be thrown away.