SCHOOL MEALS COST MORE VS

FACING SHORTFALLS, THE PRICE OF CAFETERIA FOOD IN MONTEREY PENINSULA SCHOOLS HAS BEEN INCREASED TO THE LEVELS OF CARMEL AND PACIFIC GROVE SCHOOLS. COMMODITY PRICES ARE GOING UP, AND FEARING FURTHER DEFICITS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LOOKED TO ITS NEIGHBORS BEFORE INCREASE THE PRICE OF MOST MEALS BY 50 CENTS. MANY PARENTS ALREADY SHELL OUT $200 A YEAR FOR SCHOOL BUS SERVICE, WILL NEED TO DIG DEEPER INTO THEIR POCKETS IF THEY WANT THEIR KIDS FED BY THE MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE NEW PRICING WILL NOT AFFECT CHILDREN RECEIVING FREE AND REDUCED-COST LUNCHES, OR THOSE WHO DECIDE TO EAT AN ? A LA CARTE? ITEM, SUCH AS STUFFED BAGELS, JUICES, DONUTS, CHIPS, AND FRUIT.