"So far, parents and students have embraced it," Wood said. "It's gone very, very well."It's about people and ROI.
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DeCapua said the scanners are helpful to faculty and students because the lunch lines move much quicker without tangible dollars and cents exchanging hands, which also promotes sanitation.
I've read in other places that cafeteria staff and other school officials can spend up to three hours per day addressing the needs of students who have forgotten their paper lunch coupons.