It is the District's goal to provide students with access to nutritious no- or low-cost meals each
school day and to ensure that a student whose parent/guardian has unpaid meal charges is not shamed
or treated differently than a student whose parent/guardian does not have unpaid meal charges.

Unpaid meal charges place a large financial burden on the District. The purpose of this policy is
to ensure compliance with federal requirements for the USDA Child Nutrition Program and to provide
oversight and accountability for the collection of outstanding student meal balances to ensure that the
student is not stigmatized, distressed, or embarrassed.

The intent of this policy is to establish procedures to address unpaid meal charges throughout the
District in a way that does not stigmatize, distress, or embarrass students. The provisions of this policy
pertain to regular priced reimbursable school breakfast, lunch and snack meals only. Charging of items
outside of the reimbursable meals (a la carte items, adult meals, etc.) is expressly prohibited.
 

Policy 5660: Meal Charging and Prohibition Against Meal Shaming

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

MySchoolBucks

• Log in or create your free account today by visiting MySchoolBucks.com or downloading the mobile app. With MySchoolBucks, you’ll also be able to view your student’s cafeteria purchases, receive low balance alerts, and set up AutoPay to automatically fund your account when balances are low.
  
  

• If you need assistance with your account, you can find helpful how-to videos and answers to commonly asked questions by visiting MySchoolBucks. Or, you can contact MySchoolBucks directly by logging into your account to start an online chat conversation or give them a call at (855) 832-5226.