Bethlehem Area School District uses collection agency to win back lunch debt

Bethlehem Area School District in Bethlehem, Pa., is using debt collectors to alleviate its student meal debt, The Morning Call reports.

The district ended last school year with a negative balance of $154,590 and more than 3,370 student accounts owing lunch money.

In response, the district announced it would be working with a debt collection agency to contact families who have a negative balance of $50 or more and have not made any attempt to pay back the debt.

Officials say the increase in meal debt is due to a law banning lunch shaming in the state that was passed late last year.

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