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Show jTOM BUSSELBERG RMINGTON It's to cost more to pay for -hild'shot lunch this fall, s to action by the Davis y School Board raising e for all students. LATE Tuesday night ac-,he ac-,he board approved a 60 fee for elementary stu-70 stu-70 cents for junior high 10 cents for those in r high. Adults will be L to pay $1.30. t of the school lunches 1 en along with most other School Foods Super- jMaxine Reeves said in a j(ione interview. As of , the last month for which ' t lunches were prepared, st of an elementary meal w 93 cents, junior high and high school $1.20. AWHILE, cuts in ursement from federal :ate sources, along with lation rate of 15 percent re made it impossible to Vhe cost of the meal Ti really concerned about articipation," Mrs. s emphasized. "I hope will still realize that is st buy." t TICIPATION could see a drop with the increase as happened in February. Students Stu-dents normally eating the hot lunch dropped from 28,000 to 25,000. But participation had jumped back up by the end of the school year. The federal cuts originated with Pres. Carter, who proposed prop-osed a $500 million cut. In addition, a tight overall school budget caused by other federal cuts has made it necessary tor the foods program to pay its own way, she said. "FOR YEARS the school district has been able to subsidize subsi-dize the program but now with impact aid we have to plan on paying indirect costs." Those include paying for everything from delivery service to paper goods and secretarial help. The increase was the third in less than a year. The last increase in-crease was in February while prices were increased previously pre-viously at the start of the 1979-80 1979-80 school year. DAVIS DISTRICT is not alonge in raising lunch prices, however. Prices charged will range from 55 cents for elementary students in Tooele to 65 cents in three other Wasatch Front districts. In a related matter, the board did not set an increased fee for kindergarten snack. It had been proposed that fee jump from $15 to $18. Instead, individual indi-vidual principals and scools will determine if they should levy a $15 fee for milk only or . $!8 for milk and cookies. IN OTHER board business, discussion was expected on possible bus transportation cuts that could eliminate two buses in the south Davis area and one in Kaysville-Layton. Cuts would be made in trans porting' some students who . presently live within the one and a-half mile limit as set by state law for funding assistance. assist-ance. THESE MOVES and others could save $27,000 yearly, |