Parents Swallow Junk Fees to Pay for School Lunches

Oklahoma Watch: Parents swallow junk fees to pay for school lunches

At the Mustang Central Middle School cafeteria, students pay $3.75 for lunch. To fill their lunch accounts with money electronically, parents pay a $3.25 fee, nearly as much as a meal, each time they make a deposit.

Oklahoma parents are paying hundreds in hidden fees for school lunches

Families on reduced-price lunches, earning less than $32,000 per year for a family of four, pay as much as 60 cents in fees for every $1 spent on lunch.

Parents Swallow Junk Fees to Pay for School Lunches

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