WASHINGTON 鈥� An area school system is giving families a break on lunches during the federal government shutdown.
Charles County Public Schools announced Friday that they鈥檙e increasing the meal credit 鈥� given for students who try to buy lunches and have no money 鈥� on their accounts during the shutdown.
Elementary school students, who usually have a credit limit of $25, will see an increase to $55; middle school students, from $15 to $45; and high school students, from $10 to $40.
Parents are still responsible for paying any negative meal account balances, and once a student runs out of credit, they get an 鈥渁lternative main entr茅e鈥� as before, the system said.
The increase takes effect Friday and runs through 30 days after the end of the shutdown.
