This is an MSDE problem. They should be providing a free payments platform for the whole state

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to pay online. You can send in a check to the cafeteria manager.

This is ridiculous. The school should accept regular electronic payments.

Anonymous wrote:

I agree that this is exploitative, particularly on low-income families who may need to reload the accounts in smaller, and more frequent, amounts.

Wouldn’t they be getting free lunch?

I agree that this is exploitative, particularly on low-income families who may need to reload the accounts in smaller, and more frequent, amounts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.

They hired this company in 2008. The "convenience fee" was $1.95 then.

And they haven't fired the company.

I'm a regular watcher of BOE meetings, and I don't recall any public testimony complaining about the company or the fees. I think if parents don't like the fees, they just don't use the online option.

My kids school has so many students they can't make it through the lunch line during lunch so at least you have that going for you, op.

I’m more annoyed that I can only put in $120 at a time. So I’m adding money every month and have to pay the fee each time. At least let me put in enough to cover the year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.

They hired this company in 2008. The "convenience fee" was $1.95 then.

And they haven't fired the company.

[quote=Anonymous]Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.[/quote]

+10000

And for future reference, you can send a check with your kids to school. No fees.

Anonymous wrote:Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.

They hired this company in 2008. The "convenience fee" was $1.95 then.

Yep, just learned this morning about the separate fees. Outrageous!

Anonymous wrote:Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.

Yup.

You don't have to pay online. You can send in a check to the cafeteria manager.

Do you bother to vote?
Board of Education hired this company
And approved the fees.

First, the one time fee was jacked up recently and it's already overpriced. Next I loaded my two kids' accounts this morning and even though it's one credit card charge to load both accounts, I'm charged the fee twice - once for each account. Why TF is MCPS using this abusive software. I hope everyone files a complaint. End rant.

https://jacobin.com/2024/09/myschoolbucks-school-lunch-junk-fees#:~:text=MySchoolBucks%20also%20charges%20the%20highest,choice%20but%20to%20pay%20up.