You know I just read the entire article, really glanced at it last night (a different post - not even sure it was from the same source), and the article stated there have been over 40 instances of lunch line fraud in x number of years. Not sure if the fraud equates to counterfeits, but if it is, I think this is beyond the pale that they are treating these children as adults and charging them with felonies. If someone gave them the money, then they should be the ones being charged. I doubt many children are gifted enough to counterfeit money. Now some of them may be Xerox copies that they are knowingly trying to pass off as money, but even then they should perhaps provide them with the scare of their young lives, and if they then repeat throw the book at them.