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Knoxville Students Need Their Lunch Money, Or Else
The Superintendent of the Knoxville School District says he realizes the economy locally is the way it is, but what usually is a pretty sound revenue generator for the district has quickly become unraveled.

Larry Carlton told the Knoxville School Board Wednesday night that starting December first, in short, students will need to have money in their lunch accounts if they want to eat.

Carlton says that's because of the amount of money in the red the school lunch program is in. "We have about $1,400 to $1,700 of unpaid lunch fees," Carlton said. "Beginning December first, there will be no more charges at the high school for lunches. None. If they don't have the funds, they can get a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or milk. At the Junior High and elementary, we'll look at the approach of five charges. After that, it'll be peanut butter and jelly."

Carlton says in addition to that deficit, state and federal entities are not paying their share of the free and reduced lunch program in a timely manner, making an overall deficit in the lunch program of about $34,000.

Carlton says a letter will be going out to all District 202 parents Friday explaining the new procedure, and how money can be put into lunch accounts if parents don't already know.

The Knoxville School Board also learned last night that it received a "clean" audit rating from firm Blucker, Kneer, and Associates, but that several district accounts were either over budget or in the red.
11 19 08 by Newsroom
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