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Iowa school district seeking donations to offset over $60,000 in negative meal account balances

More than 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, with $66,000 in unpaid meal debt doubling from last year, district says.

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The Waukee Community School District is seeing almost double the amount of negative balances on district meal accounts, which students use to receive school lunches.

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Iowa school district seeking donations to offset over $60,000 in negative meal account balances

The Waukee Community School District is seeing almost double the amount of negative balances on district meal accounts, which students use to receive school lunches.

·Omaha, United States
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Central Iowa school district seeks donations to offset $60K in negative meal account balances

The district’s free or reduced-cost meals are funded by the National School Lunch Program, but those federal dollars can only be used to provide meals. Per Iowa Code, they can’t be used to cover meal account balances.

·Cedar Rapids, United States
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KCRG broke the news in Cedar Rapids, United States on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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