Parents are ordering from DoorDash to deliver their MSer's lunch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in a W school and parents bring their children lunch Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A, Panera, Chipotle, etc. during the day when they’ve forgotten to pack lunch or they are bribing a child for something.

You're an idiot.
Nobody is going to take you seriously when you make such ridiculous sounding assumptions.

If you say you know this for a fact, not only are you an idiot you're a liar too.
You don't know every kid in the school OR the intricate, personal details of their home lives.

[Anonymous]

I'd love that. My middle schooler buys only junk from the cafeteria and used to trash his lunch when I'd pack it.

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If strangers making deliveries are such a danger, staff shouldn’t be allowed to Door Dash either. I get Door Dash work once a week on the day that I have three meetings (both planning periods and afterschool). I know other staff also get Door Dash and other such deliveries.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC's high school does not allow delivery on campus. The old-fashioned pizza delivery guy was one thing, as he was at least someone's employee. With DoorDash, you now have strangers employed by no one showing up at your kid's school. This stuff should be banned.

Weird people - teacher, students, volunteers, shooters - show up at the school anyways. As long as the food is being delivered to the school office, there is not a problem. Except, apparently, the office does not want to be bothered and/or disturb the class.

I think it is a great idea (to order food from outside), but the logistics need to be worked out. I am not a person who used DoorDash, but I have no problems if others do.

Teachers are known to the staff. Students are kids. Parent volunteers - there are one or two in MS, certainly not 10+.

Shooters - that's why they don't want strangers delivering food. They are strangers.

You have no problems if others do it because you are not the one who has to manage AND do your regular job at the school. This is beyond selfish.

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Most school shooters have been disgruntled students. So they are known to the school.

If the school cannot handle doordash then they cannot handle even a parent coming in with a forgotten lunch box. It sounds like the school front office needs to hire more efficient people. If doorDash is what kids are using then they need to handle that and have a system in place. Sounds like a bunch of incompetent administrators who cannot put a process in place.

No, they don’t need to handle. They need to ban it. It is not their job to facilitate lunch delivery for scores of students. Schools operate on limited budgets. Resources are better spent on actual school functions, not concierge service. Put your own lunch process in place at home.

[Anonymous]

DoorDash food is still warm when they are delivered in the school. That is a big plus.

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In our school, teachers are getting food delivered all the time. I don't see what the problem is with the kids getting it too. I think the front office need their palms greased so that they can quit bitching.

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Anonymous wrote:In our school, teachers are getting food delivered all the time. I don't see what the problem is with the kids getting it too. I think the front office need their palms greased so that they can quit bitching.

Teachers get privileges students don't get. It's been that way forever.

Teachers can also go down and meet the DoorDash person without front office having to call the teacher. I'm betting if every teacher ordered from DoorDash or whatever and wanted front office to call them when it arrived, the front office would complain.

I think the one off delivery was fine, but there was an uptick in such deliveries causing the front office to be overloaded, and so that is why the email was sent.

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Maybe cafeteria should be equipped to take these deliveries? I like the idea of kids getting a hot meal that they like.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe cafeteria should be equipped to take these deliveries? I like the idea of kids getting a hot meal that they like.

I hope you’re joking.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC's high school does not allow delivery on campus. The old-fashioned pizza delivery guy was one thing, as he was at least someone's employee. With DoorDash, you now have strangers employed by no one showing up at your kid's school. This stuff should be banned.

Weird people - teacher, students, volunteers, shooters - show up at the school anyways. As long as the food is being delivered to the school office, there is not a problem. Except, apparently, the office does not want to be bothered and/or disturb the class.

I think it is a great idea (to order food from outside), but the logistics need to be worked out. I am not a person who used DoorDash, but I have no problems if others do.

Teachers are known to the staff. Students are kids. Parent volunteers - there are one or two in MS, certainly not 10+.

Shooters - that's why they don't want strangers delivering food. They are strangers.

You have no problems if others do it because you are not the one who has to manage AND do your regular job at the school. This is beyond selfish.

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Most school shooters have been disgruntled students. So they are known to the school.

If the school cannot handle doordash then they cannot handle even a parent coming in with a forgotten lunch box. It sounds like the school front office needs to hire more efficient people. If doorDash is what kids are using then they need to handle that and have a system in place. Sounds like a bunch of incompetent administrators who cannot put a process in place.

I mean, I'm sure the *could* put a process in place, but have probably decide there is a better use of their limited resources than managing lunch deliveries for children who already have other options for getting food. If it's important to the parents they can propose a system staffed by volunteers to make it happen.

It's totally different than the rare parent bringing in a forgotten lunch. It's the uptick of instances that is causing a problem, and the fact that it's probably a luxury for those kids rather than a necessity. Something similar happened at our university mail room when Amazon and online shopping really started to take off. Suddenly all the faculty and staff were having multiple personal deliveries to work rather than to their home. The mailroom simply didn't have space and couldn't keep up. They didn't knock down a wall and cut the budget elsewhere to hire more staff. They sent out a notice to all departments banning personal deliveries. Problem solved.

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I mean, I'm sure the *could* put a process in place, but have probably decide there is a better use of their limited resources than managing lunch deliveries for children who already have other options for getting food. If it's important to the parents they can propose a system staffed by volunteers to make it happen.

It's totally different than the rare parent bringing in a forgotten lunch. It's the uptick of instances that is causing a problem, and the fact that it's probably a luxury for those kids rather than a necessity. Something similar happened at our university mail room when Amazon and online shopping really started to take off. Suddenly all the faculty and staff were having multiple personal deliveries to work rather than to their home. The mailroom simply didn't have space and couldn't keep up. They didn't knock down a wall and cut the budget elsewhere to hire more staff. They sent out a notice to all departments banning personal deliveries. Problem solved.

Big difference between mail delivery and lunch delivery. Lunch will be consumed as soon as it is delivered (especially, if it is timed correctly), unlike packages that will remain in the mail room, unclaimed.

Besides, food delivery is for a basic need - of being fed during the day. I think the outrage is because of haves and have-nots. I also think that if students are allowed to eat their lunch in the classrooms or school grounds if they choose, instead of the cafeteria, this will not be an issue.

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I mean, I'm sure the *could* put a process in place, but have probably decide there is a better use of their limited resources than managing lunch deliveries for children who already have other options for getting food. If it's important to the parents they can propose a system staffed by volunteers to make it happen.

It's totally different than the rare parent bringing in a forgotten lunch. It's the uptick of instances that is causing a problem, and the fact that it's probably a luxury for those kids rather than a necessity. Something similar happened at our university mail room when Amazon and online shopping really started to take off. Suddenly all the faculty and staff were having multiple personal deliveries to work rather than to their home. The mailroom simply didn't have space and couldn't keep up. They didn't knock down a wall and cut the budget elsewhere to hire more staff. They sent out a notice to all departments banning personal deliveries. Problem solved.

Big difference between mail delivery and lunch delivery. Lunch will be consumed as soon as it is delivered (especially, if it is timed correctly), unlike packages that will remain in the mail room, unclaimed.

Besides, food delivery is for a basic need - of being fed during the day. I think the outrage is because of haves and have-nots. I also think that if students are allowed to eat their lunch in the classrooms or school grounds if they choose, instead of the cafeteria, this will not be an issue.

There's food in the cafeteria. It may not be what your kid wants, but it's there. That's a "have" problem. I don't get doordash deliveries at home for dinner if I cook something they don't like. Do you do that?

My kids usually bring hot lunch to school in a thermos. If they forget it, or if they want something else, I put money in their lunch account for emergencies.

Yes it would still be an issue no matter where they eat because the issue is not about have and have nots. It's about the front office being overwhelmed.

The school isn't your home. This is entitlement at its finest.

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I mean, I'm sure the *could* put a process in place, but have probably decide there is a better use of their limited resources than managing lunch deliveries for children who already have other options for getting food. If it's important to the parents they can propose a system staffed by volunteers to make it happen.

It's totally different than the rare parent bringing in a forgotten lunch. It's the uptick of instances that is causing a problem, and the fact that it's probably a luxury for those kids rather than a necessity. Something similar happened at our university mail room when Amazon and online shopping really started to take off. Suddenly all the faculty and staff were having multiple personal deliveries to work rather than to their home. The mailroom simply didn't have space and couldn't keep up. They didn't knock down a wall and cut the budget elsewhere to hire more staff. They sent out a notice to all departments banning personal deliveries. Problem solved.

Big difference between mail delivery and lunch delivery. Lunch will be consumed as soon as it is delivered (especially, if it is timed correctly), unlike packages that will remain in the mail room, unclaimed.

Besides, food delivery is for a basic need - of being fed during the day. I think the outrage is because of haves and have-nots. I also think that if students are allowed to eat their lunch in the classrooms or school grounds if they choose, instead of the cafeteria, this will not be an issue.

What? No, it’s not a big difference. It’s the same thing. Technology allows the proliferation of a service that can’t be supported. A university mailroom does not exist to receive employee’s personal packages. School offices don’t not exist to receive student’s lunches. The school has a cafeteria. Kids can buy their food there or bring their own lunch. That’s it. No outside food delivery. It’s completely inappropriate, and I can’t believe anyone thinks otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe if the school lunches weren’t so unhealthy. Our pediatrician said never, even to the pizza once a week.

I can't imagine any pediatrician saying this. I can see one saying that pizza isn't the best choice, and encourage your child to make a healthier choice, but to tell you that you kid should never eat pizza? What if your kid's class has a pizza party? Does your kid have to be the one with a packed lunch while all the rest get to enjoy?

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if the school lunches weren’t so unhealthy. Our pediatrician said never, even to the pizza once a week.

I can't imagine any pediatrician saying this. I can see one saying that pizza isn't the best choice, and encourage your child to make a healthier choice, but to tell you that you kid should never eat pizza? What if your kid's class has a pizza party? Does your kid have to be the one with a packed lunch while all the rest get to enjoy?

Don't eat the school pizza. Eating pizza is not bad, eating school lunch is very bad because of the quality of the ingredients.