Door dash/Uber for school lunch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe if school lunches were actually edible, there would be less of this.

So pack. There is zero need to get take out at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh YES- our school (UMC suburban public middle school) has to implement the same rule. From what I heard it was a smallish group of repeat families doing it- definitely not the majority. The school does allow parents to personally drop off a takeout lunch for their child- apparently many do this for birthdays etc. I personally have never done so

UMC are not spending $20 a day on lunch for kids. Wealthy parents are.

UMC people are terrible with money.

As stated in the OP... this is happening at high FARMs schools as well. Poor people are terrible with money too

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had to do this once. Was in a rush and completely forgot my child’s lunch. Luckily the front office was understanding and fed my child.

You didn’t. My kid forgot her lunch a few times last year. The first time I quickly added money to MySchoolBucks. She didn’t even try to buy and was fine waiting until she got home. The money was there for any other times she forgot.

Admittedly I ordered UberEats when my kid forgot her lunch, but we are also at a small private that does not have a cafeteria. Sure, I suppose she could have waited to eat until she got home, but then everyone has to deal with a hangry kid and no one wants that.

I felt like this was a special circumstance; I wouldn't do it just for kicks.

[Anonymous]

I didn't get the sense that it was parents sending this, but kids ordering it themselves from school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't get the sense that it was parents sending this, but kids ordering it themselves from school.

But it is a problem in elementary and middle schools as well; definitely plenty of parents doing it. But I don’t doubt older kids do this too, just another reason their phone shouldn’t be allowed in school at all

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Anonymous wrote:It’s common in HS but the kids order. They go outside and if stopped tell staff they are grabbing something from their car, even if they don’t have a car. The meet the delivery person. -teacher

Different HS teacher here. Sometimes they are so brazen that they ask to use the restroom and come back a couple of minutes later with their Starbucks delivery.

This made me laugh (and I’m a teacher)! I mean…honestly!!! You have to give them credit for solving their caffeine deficit 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s common in HS but the kids order. They go outside and if stopped tell staff they are grabbing something from their car, even if they don’t have a car. The meet the delivery person. -teacher

I believe it. When I pick my son up at lunchtime for appointments, I see lots of kids eating chipotle or drinking Starbucks outside. It’s a closed campus for lunch so my guess is the food is being delivered.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, DD’s MS had to shut it down as well. They essentially accept no deliveries for kids - missing homework, instruments, lunch, etc. I believe meds are the only exception.

[Anonymous]

I taught first grade in dc for many years. Like five years ago I had first grade parents ordering uber eats. The food would always come late and the kid would be sad watching everyone else eat. Then we sent the class to PE and the kid ate when the food finally came (while the class was in PE)

[Anonymous]

Oh, FFS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had to do this once. Was in a rush and completely forgot my child’s lunch. Luckily the front office was understanding and fed my child.

You didn’t. My kid forgot her lunch a few times last year. The first time I quickly added money to MySchoolBucks. She didn’t even try to buy and was fine waiting until she got home. The money was there for any other times she forgot.

Admittedly I ordered UberEats when my kid forgot her lunch, but we are also at a small private that does not have a cafeteria. Sure, I suppose she could have waited to eat until she got home, but then everyone has to deal with a hangry kid and no one wants that.

I felt like this was a special circumstance; I wouldn't do it just for kicks.

Odd that the other kids wouldn't share food with your kid. That's what we always did at my small private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a middle school welcome email, there was a “reminder” (as in it has been said before and has been an issue) that the school cannot manage door dash and Uber orders and to not send food delivery to school.

Are parents doing this at your school? I can’t believe it. This isn’t even a private school or wealthy public. Most of the kids (>80%) qualify for free lunch.

Yes, they are doing it at our HS and getting the food in the building. They are not supposed to do so and when, last year, I pointed out the door number where there were a number of Door Dashers waiting for students to let them in, the admin just shrugged. (Looking at you Fairfax HS). I'm not sure it is the parents, but the students making the orders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In a middle school welcome email, there was a “reminder” (as in it has been said before and has been an issue) that the school cannot manage door dash and Uber orders and to not send food delivery to school.

Are parents doing this at your school? I can’t believe it. This isn’t even a private school or wealthy public. Most of the kids (>80%) qualify for free lunch.

Yes, they are doing it at our HS and getting the food in the building. They are not supposed to do so and when, last year, I pointed out the door number where there were a number of Door Dashers waiting for students to let them in, the admin just shrugged. (Looking at you Fairfax HS). I'm not sure it is the parents, but the students making the orders.

But the parents are paying the bill for the credit card the app is linked to. They are complicit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to do this once. Was in a rush and completely forgot my child’s lunch. Luckily the front office was understanding and fed my child.

You didn’t. My kid forgot her lunch a few times last year. The first time I quickly added money to MySchoolBucks. She didn’t even try to buy and was fine waiting until she got home. The money was there for any other times she forgot.

Admittedly I ordered UberEats when my kid forgot her lunch, but we are also at a small private that does not have a cafeteria. Sure, I suppose she could have waited to eat until she got home, but then everyone has to deal with a hangry kid and no one wants that.

I felt like this was a special circumstance; I wouldn't do it just for kicks.

Odd that the other kids wouldn't share food with your kid. That's what we always did at my small private.

I find it hard to believe the school couldn’t cobble together some stuff for her to eat: a PB&J, granola bar, graham crackers, apples, bananas, a lunchable. Surely they keep some food/snacks around for this purpose.

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DS is only going into 5th grade and as far as I know it hasn't been an issue. However our high school is an open campus for lunch, makes me wonder if kids there do it.