An anonymous donor paid off $10,500 in meal debts for students at Guilford County Schools in North Carolina.
School officials hope the donation will spur others to give. There is still about $35,000 in outstanding meal debt for students at other schools in the county, the Greensboro News & Record reported.
"We are so thankful for this person's generosity and support of Guilford County Schools, and we hope it can be an inspiration to others," Deena Hayes-Greene, chairwoman of the Guilford County Board of Education, told the News & Record.
A school board policy allows students to charge a total of five lunches and breakfast meals to their account before they default to another meal plan, WFMY reported.
Families will get a letter from the district letting them know their debt was paid.
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