‘When Kids Don’t Eat, They Can’t Learn’: Unpaid School Meal Debt Remains a Burden for Cabarrus County Schools

The district is currently facing $51,000 in meal debt, though the amount has fallen in recent weeks.

Keshia Sandidge has urged Cabarrus County Schools to do something about the unpaid meal debt. Photo credit: Keshia Sandidge

Since leaving her position on the Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education last year, Keshia Sandidge has repeatedly shined a light on a vexing issue for the school system.

Her cris de coeur has been about the meal debt (including both breakfast and lunch) that many schools face each year—an issue she also raised as a board member.