How is a student’s free, reduced-price, or paid meal eligibility tracked when using a vending machine?
In order to distribute reimbursable meals, the school must be able to determine the student’s eligibility status, regardless of whether they use a vending machine or a traditional serving line. The school district must include this process in their point of service system and procedures. • Do vending machines need to allow a student to add money to his/her account and/or pay the difference between the account balance and the price of the item to be purchased if the student does not have sufficient funds in his/her pre-paid account? Vending machines do not have to accept money from students, but there does have to be a mechanism for the student who has money to participate in the meal program. This mechanism could be that (1) a student provides money to a school representative who then adds money to the student’s account so that funding is available for the meal; or (2) the district assures that the student has access to a traditional meal service line that accepts cash. • Are vending m
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