Area districts cease eat now, pay later in cafeterias
New federal law could classify schools as creditors for lunch tabs
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 7:17 a.m.
Third-grader Josh Dubois grabs a milk carton Monday during lunch at Root Elementary School in Fayetteville. A few area school districts have prohibited allowing students to eat now and pay later when their lunch balances dwindle because the schools could be treated like creditors under federal law.
Pay for it now, not later. Some schools have stopped allowing students to get a meal and pay for it later when their lunch balances get too low, citing regulations in the Federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2007.
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