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

[Anonymous]

Ugh. We are in private and thinking of returning to public for high school. This thread has me re-thinking this. This is all so basic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Blair still has more than one lunch.

You think wrong.

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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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

Give me a break on the bashing of private schools. My DD graduated Holton taking multivariable calculus as a senior. She also knew how to write papers, won the state chemathon and got a huge scholarship to her top college.

She had breakfast, lunch, and snacks served at Holton as they were not allowed to bring food from home in. They had enough tables/chairs in the cafe or courtyard so the girls could sit and eat. And since they didn't allow cell phones in school, it was a nice environment with healthy food and conversation. Here is the menu this week. https://mgdining.com/holton-arms/menus/

So give me a break on the "must eat on the floor to get a high math class" crap.

Thank you so much for saying this. People don’t understand that in many privates you can actually have both. Stop bashing an experience you have actually never had.

[Anonymous]

Some are maximum security prisons and some are minimum security prisons. Can you tell the difference between HS buildings and prisons? They even look alike.

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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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

My 8th grader is in a tiny private taking Geometry. Are all MCPS 8th graders taking Geometry now? Oh my! That means they must be on the “slow” track. You sound dumb.

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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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

Give me a break on the bashing of private schools. My DD graduated Holton taking multivariable calculus as a senior. She also knew how to write papers, won the state chemathon and got a huge scholarship to her top college.

She had breakfast, lunch, and snacks served at Holton as they were not allowed to bring food from home in. They had enough tables/chairs in the cafe or courtyard so the girls could sit and eat. And since they didn't allow cell phones in school, it was a nice environment with healthy food and conversation. Here is the menu this week. https://mgdining.com/holton-arms/menus/

So give me a break on the "must eat on the floor to get a high math class" crap.

Kids don’t need breakfast and snacks at school. No one care what they feeds the kids. I’d rather pack my kids lunch. Our kids can write papers and mine will still be a year ahead of yours in math. But we don’t need financial aid as we saved for college. Too bad you did notbbb

She didn’t say her daughter got financial aid - she got a SCHOLARSHIP to a TOP school. Scholarships are offered for achievement and merit and are independent of financial aid.

And another note, private school parents can pay for private school and save for college at the same time. Magic!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

Give me a break on the bashing of private schools. My DD graduated Holton taking multivariable calculus as a senior. She also knew how to write papers, won the state chemathon and got a huge scholarship to her top college.

She had breakfast, lunch, and snacks served at Holton as they were not allowed to bring food from home in. They had enough tables/chairs in the cafe or courtyard so the girls could sit and eat. And since they didn't allow cell phones in school, it was a nice environment with healthy food and conversation. Here is the menu this week. https://mgdining.com/holton-arms/menus/

So give me a break on the "must eat on the floor to get a high math class" crap.

Kids don’t need breakfast and snacks at school. No one care what they feeds the kids. I’d rather pack my kids lunch. Our kids can write papers and mine will still be a year ahead of yours in math. But we don’t need financial aid as we saved for college. Too bad you did notbbb

She didn’t say her daughter got financial aid - she got a SCHOLARSHIP to a TOP school. Scholarships are offered for achievement and merit and are independent of financial aid.

And another note, private school parents can pay for private school and save for college at the same time. Magic!

Private school parents who have a lot of money can do that, yes. It's not magic, other than the magic of having a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

My 8th grader is in a tiny private taking Geometry. Are all MCPS 8th graders taking Geometry now? Oh my! That means they must be on the “slow” track. You sound dumb.

No, algebra 2

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

Give me a break on the bashing of private schools. My DD graduated Holton taking multivariable calculus as a senior. She also knew how to write papers, won the state chemathon and got a huge scholarship to her top college.

She had breakfast, lunch, and snacks served at Holton as they were not allowed to bring food from home in. They had enough tables/chairs in the cafe or courtyard so the girls could sit and eat. And since they didn't allow cell phones in school, it was a nice environment with healthy food and conversation. Here is the menu this week. https://mgdining.com/holton-arms/menus/

So give me a break on the "must eat on the floor to get a high math class" crap.

Kids don’t need breakfast and snacks at school. No one care what they feeds the kids. I’d rather pack my kids lunch. Our kids can write papers and mine will still be a year ahead of yours in math. But we don’t need financial aid as we saved for college. Too bad you did notbbb

She didn’t say her daughter got financial aid - she got a SCHOLARSHIP to a TOP school. Scholarships are offered for achievement and merit and are independent of financial aid.

And another note, private school parents can pay for private school and save for college at the same time. Magic!

Private school parents who have a lot of money can do that, yes. It's not magic, other than the magic of having a lot of money.

That we work hard for. Mmmmkay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

My 8th grader is in a tiny private taking Geometry. Are all MCPS 8th graders taking Geometry now? Oh my! That means they must be on the “slow” track. You sound dumb.

No, algebra 2

Reading is fundamental.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Eww that is nasty af

I guess large overcrowding schools are no big deal here. We had grade level lunches and there were tables for everyone. Definitely looking into private schools for middle and high school.

That’s rich. Good luck with that. But, if you want the slow math track and dumb down your kids, private is the way to go.

Give me a break on the bashing of private schools. My DD graduated Holton taking multivariable calculus as a senior. She also knew how to write papers, won the state chemathon and got a huge scholarship to her top college.

She had breakfast, lunch, and snacks served at Holton as they were not allowed to bring food from home in. They had enough tables/chairs in the cafe or courtyard so the girls could sit and eat. And since they didn't allow cell phones in school, it was a nice environment with healthy food and conversation. Here is the menu this week. https://mgdining.com/holton-arms/menus/

So give me a break on the "must eat on the floor to get a high math class" crap.

Kids don’t need breakfast and snacks at school. No one care what they feeds the kids. I’d rather pack my kids lunch. Our kids can write papers and mine will still be a year ahead of yours in math. But we don’t need financial aid as we saved for college. Too bad you did notbbb

She didn’t say her daughter got financial aid - she got a SCHOLARSHIP to a TOP school. Scholarships are offered for achievement and merit and are independent of financial aid.

And another note, private school parents can pay for private school and save for college at the same time. Magic!

Private school parents who have a lot of money can do that, yes. It's not magic, other than the magic of having a lot of money.

That we work hard for. Mmmmkay?

What's your point? Plenty of people work hard but don't get a lot of money for their hard work.

[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.

Some schools just have better support and community, which makes so much more possible. MCPS is mostly a system full of haves and have-nots. I often think of things like how wealthy schools offer enriched math classes to their students that aren't available elsewhere. I guess it's life and we just need to except that things aren't fair.

[Anonymous]

It's a safety issue (if it is) because kids jump in their cars and speed away. They don't much time for lunch. They speed to whatever fast food place is closest or has become the go-to hang-out spot. It's chaotic. Don't have a car or a license, no problem - somebody does. And it's not very cool if you don't leave campus. I'm not saying it should change, it's been this way forever. It is chaotic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a safety issue (if it is) because kids jump in their cars and speed away. They don't much time for lunch. They speed to whatever fast food place is closest or has become the go-to hang-out spot. It's chaotic. Don't have a car or a license, no problem - somebody does. And it's not very cool if you don't leave campus. I'm not saying it should change, it's been this way forever. It is chaotic.

Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a safety issue (if it is) because kids jump in their cars and speed away. They don't much time for lunch. They speed to whatever fast food place is closest or has become the go-to hang-out spot. It's chaotic. Don't have a car or a license, no problem - somebody does. And it's not very cool if you don't leave campus. I'm not saying it should change, it's been this way forever. It is chaotic.

Yup! Always been this way.