Why do some high schools allow open lunch and others do not

[Anonymous]

I don’t get why some high schools allow their students to go off anywhere during lunch and others claim “for security purposes” they can’t leave campus or have food delivered.

Then don’t allow lunch for all 4 grades in one period. There isn’t enough room, there is no seating, the lines are too long, there are no lockers for lunches so kids have to carry them all day if they bring them. Most kids just aren’t eating all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get why some high schools allow their students to go off anywhere during lunch and others claim “for security purposes” they can’t leave campus or have food delivered.

Then don’t allow lunch for all 4 grades in one period. There isn’t enough room, there is no seating, the lines are too long, there are no lockers for lunches so kids have to carry them all day if they bring them. Most kids just aren’t eating all day.

As a student with an 8th grader, it is concerning to hear about inconsistencies among the schools. What schools do not give lockers? Are any of them in DCC?

[Anonymous]

Risk tolerance, off-campus neighborhood dangers, and cafeteria size.

[Anonymous]

Because MCPS is a system of schools, not a school system. Each principal wields an absurd amount of power over what happens in their building

[Anonymous]

Some HSs have lots of lunch options near school. Some don't.

Some students have misbehaved during off campus lunches causing that school to stop allowing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get why some high schools allow their students to go off anywhere during lunch and others claim “for security purposes” they can’t leave campus or have food delivered.

Then don’t allow lunch for all 4 grades in one period. There isn’t enough room, there is no seating, the lines are too long, there are no lockers for lunches so kids have to carry them all day if they bring them. Most kids just aren’t eating all day.

As a student with an 8th grader, it is concerning to hear about inconsistencies among the schools. What schools do not give lockers? Are any of them in DCC?

Most DCC schools allow kids to opt into lockers but kids typically do not do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get why some high schools allow their students to go off anywhere during lunch and others claim “for security purposes” they can’t leave campus or have food delivered.

Then don’t allow lunch for all 4 grades in one period. There isn’t enough room, there is no seating, the lines are too long, there are no lockers for lunches so kids have to carry them all day if they bring them. Most kids just aren’t eating all day.

As a student with an 8th grader, it is concerning to hear about inconsistencies among the schools. What schools do not give lockers? Are any of them in DCC?

Most DCC schools allow kids to opt into lockers but kids typically do not do so.

+1. These days there are more lockers available than kids who want to use them.

[Anonymous]

It’s an unfair policy and I am shocked MCPS doesn’t care. If you make kids stay inside the building, have periods that allow for one grade each for lunch, like middle school does.

Watching kids eat sitting on the floor in the hallway is disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s an unfair policy and I am shocked MCPS doesn’t care. If you make kids stay inside the building, have periods that allow for one grade each for lunch, like middle school does.

Watching kids eat sitting on the floor in the hallway is disgusting.

I went to WJ and we had open lunch. And i still sat in the hallway to eat with friends or in a class of a favorite teacher.

[Anonymous]

In our DCC school all freshmen are offered a locker but there isn’t time to go to lockers between classes so almost no one takes one. There are not enough lockers for every student so there is a lottery for upperclassmen to get a locker if wanted.

I really wish lunch was dealt with differently. My kid goes outside but it is hard to find a place to sit. It seems like a lot of clubs meet at lunch or teachers require make up work at lunchtime so it seems like obligations will eventually fill the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s an unfair policy and I am shocked MCPS doesn’t care. If you make kids stay inside the building, have periods that allow for one grade each for lunch, like middle school does.

Watching kids eat sitting on the floor in the hallway is disgusting.

That would eliminate the ability to offer school clubs.

[Anonymous]

It's always been like that for many years. Some of it is proximity to restaurants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s an unfair policy and I am shocked MCPS doesn’t care. If you make kids stay inside the building, have periods that allow for one grade each for lunch, like middle school does.

Watching kids eat sitting on the floor in the hallway is disgusting.

Ok, thats what most of our kids do. What other choice is there?

[Anonymous]

Do kids really sit on the floor to eat??!?

Where are the cafeteria tables?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do kids really sit on the floor to eat??!?

Where are the cafeteria tables?

The cafeteria might have space for like 200 kids, if that. What is a school of 2000 going to do, have 10 lunches? Of course kids eat elsewhere. I ate sitting on the floor in the hallway with my friends at RMHS 20 years ago, with one open lunch for everyone, and we thought it was absolutely fine.