An elementary school boy ate $194 worth of lunches at school in Lincoln. When his parents failed to pay the entire amount, the school district referred the rest, $53, to a private #debtcollectionagency that sued the boy’s parents.
The #Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.
@DeniseGutzmer
"More than a quarter of the debts were under $50, and only one exceeded $200. The debt collector recovered about $43,000 of the $112,000 owed by LPS families and got a 40% cut of the cash."
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