Full pay students who do not have money on their MyPayments Plus meal account can received a “charged” meal with the following restrictions. Adults may not charge meals at any time. 

1. Students are allowed to charge for meals when they don’t have money in their MyPayment Plus meal account. The student will be given the same school lunch that other children are receiving.  
2. Anytime there is a negative balance on a student’s MyPayment Plus meal account, the child will be prohibited from purchasing A La Carte items (food purchased in addition to the school meal), even when purchasing with cash. 
3. Students in CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) schools with negative balances on their student MyPayment Plus meal account will also be prohibited from purchasing Ala Carte items. 
4. Parents/guardians of students who charge for one meal will receive a phone notification after their student has the meal. The parent/guardian will be encouraged to quickly pay for this meal and will be reminded of this policy. 
5. Parents of students who continue to charge will receive additional email and text notifications which will encourage the parent/guardian to pay off their charge balances.  
6. Any unpaid balance on a child’s account will be carried over from year to year. 
7. The parent/guardian is responsible for all uncollected meal balances which must be paid, prior to graduation or withdrawal from Hillsborough County Public Schools.