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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOLS THAT CANNOT ACCOMMODATE ALL THEIR STUDENTS DURING LUNCH, SUCH AS BCC.

BCC has always had open lunch, mostly because the cafeteria was not expanded during its multiple additions, and partly because since it's in downtown Bethesda, outside food options are safely and easily accessible.

It is not physically possibly for BCC students to all stay at school during lunch! The cafeteria cannot serve even a quarter of the kids! If most kids brings lunch from home and eat it at school, they will be forced to eat on the floor in the hallways. The outdoor court in the middle of the building is minuscule compared to the number of students and cannot accommodate even an eighth of the kids.

In short, there CANNOT be a blanket ban on open lunch. It takes very little effort to call up every high school and ask their Principals whether it would be a hardship, considering the size of the cafeteria, size of the building, and number of students, to cancel open lunch. WHY IS THE BOARD NOT DOING THIS?

The Board members need to resign if it knows so little about its schools that it leans towards a one-size-fits-all solution. SHAME ON THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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No MCPS school has a cafeteria that can accommodate all students in one lunch.  Cafeterias are designed from a set plan.  MCEA demanded one lunch so teachers could meet together.  One lunch was put into schools and students were allowed to eat all over the school. It takes the maintenance crew hours every day to clean up the entire school after one lunch as compared to a much shorter, , more efficient time cleaning up one cafeteria.  
MCEA wants one lunch and they will make sure they keep it. [/quote]

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