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School Policies
Policy 565.33
Food Allergies
JFK and its employees, including those involved in the federal free and reduced lunch program, will make reasonable efforts to ensure that students with food allergies are protected from contact with the food to which they are allergic and that cross contamination does not take place within the facilities. Responsibility cannot be assumed, however, for cross contamination at processing plants and other locations prior to the food arriving at JFK when this information was not disclosed. The school discourages students from sharing their foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies, other restrictions on some children’s diets, and the assumed preferences of parents. JFK cannot be responsible for contact with food that is being traded.
Policy Adopted: September 5, 2006
Policy Reviewed: June 2, 2009; May 1, 2012; May 5, 2015; June 21, 2021
Policy Revised: June 14, 2018
Policy 757.14
Lunch Program Family Account Balances
Includes SCCS High School
All Students: All meal purchases are to be paid for at time of service. High school students may pay by cash or check during meal service. Elementary students may pay by cash or check in their school office prior to lunch. All students are encouraged to prepay into student accounts. For convenience, the district offers an online payment system that can be accessed through your PowerSchool account. Account balance and daily purchases may be monitored through the online system. For All Saints and John F. Kennedy, when a balance reaches $0.00 students may charge 1 breakfast (if your school serves breakfast) and 1 lunch per day. For Assumption and Lourdes, if your lunch account reaches negative $25.00, your student(s) will be served an alternate meal. Ala Carte charges are not allowed. Ala Carte items are described as items outside of the planned meal.
All Adults: All meal purchases are to be paid for at the time of service. High school employees may pay by cash or check during meal service. Elementary staff may pay by cash or check in their school office prior to lunch. For all adults, when a balance reaches $0.00, purchases will not be allowed.
Negative balances: The school district will make reasonable efforts to notify families when meal account balances are low. The school district will make reasonable efforts to collect unpaid meal charges classified as delinquent debt. The school district will coordinate communications with the student’s parent or guardian to resolve the matter of unpaid charges. Parents or guardians will be notified of outstanding negative account balances once each week during the school year via email, phone, or letter mailed home. Negative balances of more than a set amount will be turned over to the president of SCCS or the president’s designee for collection. Options may include: collection agencies, small claims court, or any other legal method permitted by law.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement: In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at:
or from any USDA office by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA.
The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 3. email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Iowa Nondiscrimination Statement
It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office building, 400 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; website https://icrc.iowa.gov.
Nondiscrimination statements revised March 21, 2016
Policy Adopted: June 5, 2007
Policy Reviewed: April 12, 2010; May 7, 2013
Policy Revised: April 5, 2016; June 6, 2017; December 4, 2018; April 2, 2019; June 14, 2022; June 6, 2023; August 6, 2024
