A Pennsylvania school district's board of directors said that a $22,000 donation to cover unpaid lunch debts has been accepted and apologizes for threatening students' parents over debt.
A Pennsylvania school district is apologizing for threatening students’ parents with possible foster care over unpaid lunch debts and has accepted a donation that will cover the unpaid fees.
The board also said that it will accept a $22,000 donation from the CEO of Philadelphia-based La Colombe Coffee, Todd Carmichael, who on Tuesday said his gift was initiallyTodd Carmichael, chief executive and co-founder of Philadelphia-based La Colombe Coffee, speaks to the media in Philadelphia on Nov. 30, 2017.The Wyoming Valley West School District earlier this month sent letters to parents warning that unpaid debt could lead to their children being placed in foster care.
Aren Platt, a spokesperson for La Colombe Coffee and Carmichael, said that they were pleased the district had reversed its decision and will accept the donation and want another letter sent to parents who received the warnings.Carmichael has said that he was moved to donate because as a child, his family received assistance including lunch programs and food stamps after his father's death.
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