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By Jed Duvall
Special to the Rappahannock News
The Rappahannock County School Board tallied up the books this past week, found there was money left over from the fiscal year ending June 30th, and will hand back to the Board of Supervisors more than $76,000.
The board does this each year, sitting in a special session that some call its “payback” meeting, rounding up loose ends, paying some bills.
The funds to be returned to the county budget might have been greater had it not been for unusual strains on the cafeteria monies, according to School Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell.
“We had a fairly significant cafeteria deficit”, said the Superintendent, adding, “(this) is not an easy fix...we are paying some of the highest prices around....(it is) the price for being a small operation.”
Dr. Chappell explained , “we are trying to reduce trans fats” in the foods offered in the cafeteria “and some of the commodities cost more.”
Emphasis on wellness, nutrition
The board quickly and unanimously agreed to a statement of policy on student wellness, underlining nutrition education, physical activity, allowing time for students to eat meals, using locally
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