Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=4dkhWDZKSHz Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter City Schools of Decatur to give cheese sandwiches to students with lunch debt [00p1c6y3c2x] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Community efforts are underway to pay off the outstanding student lunch debt balance in Decatur before the city district implements a plan that would result in students with unpaid balances receiving alternative meals of a cheese sandwich and milk. The cheese sandwich plan came under scrutiny from parents and community advocates, and was acknowledged last week in a webinar hosted by City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. The superintendent in that webinar defended the plan, saying with the district facing an $88,000 outstanding balance on lunch debts that it has state and federal requirements for its nutrition program to remain fiscally sustainable. M0p9PAcw3zt 3NGGyZIjEYM xKkihs3Ibre d9PwESOx72H jWJFx859GSA aga7JmgBMgi CGG6Z5jrH7M
Community efforts are underway to pay off the outstanding student lunch debt balance in Decatur before the city district implements a plan that would result in students with unpaid balances receiving alternative meals of a cheese sandwich and milk. The cheese sandwich plan came under scrutiny from parents and community advocates, and was acknowledged last week in a webinar hosted by City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. The superintendent in that webinar defended the plan, saying with the district facing an $88,000 outstanding balance on lunch debts that it has state and federal requirements for its nutrition program to remain fiscally sustainable. M0p9PAcw3zt 3NGGyZIjEYM xKkihs3Ibre d9PwESOx72H jWJFx859GSA aga7JmgBMgi CGG6Z5jrH7M