9-Year-Old Uses Allowance to Pay Off Classmates' School Lunch Debt
Since the start of the academic year at West Park Elementary School in Napa, California, Kyote had been using his lunch card to buy meals for students who could not afford to eat. But last month the boy decided to take his kindness a step further.
With that, the mother-son duo contacted officials at West Park Elementary and learned that the district does not turn away students who can’t pay for lunch. However, the students incur a bill at the end of the school year, which Kirkpatrick says is a burden for families.Kyote decided to use his saved allowance to pay off as much of the school debt as he could. Kirkpatrick says Kyote usually buys sports and ballet gear with hie money, but was eager to foot the $74.80 bill to help his classmates.
“I appreciate the passion and I appreciate the outrage. Part of me is heartbroken that [lunch debt] is even a thing,” she says. “It shouldn’t be a problem. But I was also empowered that a 9-year-old boy from Napa, California, has created such a media storm targeting children internationally that are left at school all day hungry. It’s just incredible.”
The Napa Valley Unified School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment from PEOPLE.
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