Negative school lunch balances are now gone at Alexandria's T.C. Williams High School after a generous donation from Jay and Arline Hoffman of the Hoffman Company. The lunch debt of $18,500 was fully cleared off by the couple which meant that the school no longer had negative balances on school lunches.
According to the Alexandria City Public Schools no child in Alexandria will be denied a meal and as such this has caused an accrual of lunch debts across the school system. Students are given free breakfast and lunch at Cora Kelly School and Williams Ramsay Elementary School while students attending James K Polk, John Adams, Patrick Henry, Francis C Hammond and Jefferson Houston are provided with free breakfast. The Hoffmans hope their donation will encourage other donors to come forward and assist in reducing lunch debts within the Alexandria City Public School System.
