Why N.J. ordered Deptford to revise its unpaid-meal policy
New Jersey’s Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights prohibits schools from serving alternate meals to students with delinquent meal accounts.
The Deptford school district is not alone in finding itself in the tricky spot of supporting students by providing a healthy breakfast or lunch, while balancing budget concerns as some parents rack up hundreds of dollars in school meal debt.Read moreLisa Rathke / AP
