Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/mapHPqWLBGD.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter City Schools of Decatur to give cheese sandwiches to students with lunch debt [KgvaXQFqDq4] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT Community efforts are underway to pay off the outstanding student lunch debt balance in Decatur before the city district implements a plan that would result in students with unpaid balances receiving alternative meals of a cheese sandwich and milk. The cheese sandwich plan came under scrutiny from parents and community advocates, and was acknowledged last week in a webinar hosted by City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. The superintendent in that webinar defended the plan, saying with the district facing an $88,000 outstanding balance on lunch debts that it has state and federal requirements for its nutrition program to remain fiscally sustainable. 9we0QCmyW5M jllWEEgpDY1 F9uTBWcfcW7 LvGd88TfaBX VxNVJ1TcIIa
Community efforts are underway to pay off the outstanding student lunch debt balance in Decatur before the city district implements a plan that would result in students with unpaid balances receiving alternative meals of a cheese sandwich and milk. The cheese sandwich plan came under scrutiny from parents and community advocates, and was acknowledged last week in a webinar hosted by City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. The superintendent in that webinar defended the plan, saying with the district facing an $88,000 outstanding balance on lunch debts that it has state and federal requirements for its nutrition program to remain fiscally sustainable. 9we0QCmyW5M jllWEEgpDY1 F9uTBWcfcW7 LvGd88TfaBX VxNVJ1TcIIa