Cafeteria worker quit her job because she had to deny a student hot lunch

There are many reasons why you might quit your job, but this woman's may be one of the saddest. Stacy Koltiska left her job as a cafeteria worker after she had to refuse a student hot lunch because he was behind on payment.

Koltiska announced her resignation from her position at Wylandville Elementary School in Pennsylvania on Facebook:

She explained the new policy for the Canon-McMillan School District in the post. If a student is behind $25 or more on paying their lunch, they would be denied food if they are in grades 7 through 12. If they were in the younger grades, they would get a cold lunch including a sandwich, vegetable or fruit and milk.

Koltiska described the sandwich, saying, "You don't know is that they are being given one piece of cheese on bread. This isn't even being toasted." Despite not being served a full lunch, they are charged the full price.

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On the Friday of the first week of school, Koltiska had to give a paltry sandwich to a first grade child. "I will never forget the look on his face and then his eyes welled up with tears," she wrote. She vowed to resign the next week, and she did.

According to local ABC affiliate WTAE, the school district enacted the rule after over 300 families have racked up an unpaid lunch balance of thousands of dollars.

District Superintendent Matthew Daniels told WTAE that the policy is not meant to embarrass children, but keep parents accountable. He also said that it was not a small amount of money owed, but up to $100,000 per year. No less than 70 families had an unpaid balance at one time.

Koltiska wants there to be a different tactic to solve this problem. "I'm not saying the parents shouldn't be held accountable, but I think there has to be a better way than involving the children," she said.