Many school districts and states in general across the country follow similar practices – like in Tennessee and North Carolina. WSYX asked the South Western District about this policy, and while it said, this is a "customary practice. "Children are not, a lot of them are not working, and if their parents are not able to pay for them and they have to pay the repercussions of not being able to walk, that's not fair to them," Diles added. However this is a policy in many districts, and schools typically communicate unpaid balances well in advance before the final due date, which is before graduation.ĭiles says she recognizes that, but to her, there's a bigger picture. Because of something like lunch fees because their parents can't afford to buy them lunch," Diles said, with her hand on her chest, holding back tears. They don't have the means to pay off the school fees by themselves when their parents are already struggling to make ends meet," she said.ĭiles said a letter to families in the district was sent out about a week ago. But Ryan says she has friends in her senior class at Central Crossing who are distraught about it. "Immediately I decided to post that, and the deadline was a few days away, to have these fees paid," Seana Diles said.įor Diles and her daughter Ryan Mollette, squaring up school fees is not a problem.
Now while this debt policy is common practice, some parents say it's unfair to take unpaid bills out on students. Looking back at the post, WSYX saw parents commenting they wanted to help. One parent posted the letter on social media, trying to jump-start a "pay it forward" chain, so parents could help other families square up. Just days before the ceremony, Central Crossing High School sent a letter out across the district saying if a student's debt is unpaid – due to unpaid lunch fees, fines or any other financial obligations – they cannot walk or receive a diploma.Īccording to the letter, that deadline was Tuesday.
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