CANONSBURG — A school cafeteria worker has quit over what she considers a “lunch shaming” policy in the Canon-McMillan School District.

Stacy Kotiska says she quit last week after she had to take a hot lunch away from a child because their parent had fallen more than $25 behind in paying for his school lunches.

The district enacted the policy to deal with a backlog of about 300 parents who owed tens of thousands of dollars.

The policy says students from kindergarten through sixth grade will get a sandwich and fruit if their parents owe more than $25.