Scottsbluff among Nebraska school districts sending lunch debt to collection agencies
The Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.
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The Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.
The Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.
Four large school districts in Nebraska -- Lincoln, Kearney, Columbus and Scottsbluff -- are sending private debt collectors after parents over unpaid student lunch bills.
Lincoln Public Schools turned over nearly 1,700 school lunch debts to collector Professional Choice Recovery last school year. The average debt the district referred to the agency: $67.
The boy ordered 79 meals during the 2019-20 school year: Chicken fingers, mac & cheese, corn puppies, French toast sticks, hot dog, stuffed-crust