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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Open campus lunch has worked for decades in many Montgomery County, Arlington, and DC public schools. It started in the late 60s and early 70s as students gained more freedom from then overbearing school administrations. MCPS, APS, and DCPS kept the open campus lunch policies in place because they worked so well over the years. [b]Local businesses also benefited from the lunchtime rush.[/b] Student clubs, extracurriculars, and other activities are scheduled in coordination with the lunch periods. Also, notably, the public high schools with open lunches are within walking distance of homes, fast food joints, and businesses. The campuses also tend to be urban: B-CC, Walter Johnson, the former Blair, Jackson-Reed (Wilson), H-B Woodlawn, W-L, Yorktown, etc. Seniors in APS have open campus driving privileges. [/quote]

That is not true. Many businesses are fed up with the disruption and chaos of high school students and are CLOSING their doors to teens during lunch time or enacting enhanced security measures because of the disruption they cause:

https://www.wjpitch.com/the-catch-online/2023/03/30/chipotle-closes-its-doors-to-students/

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/16-year-olds-arrested-charged-robbing-juvenile-mcdonalds-silver-spring/65-5685d1fe-5469-44e9-8a59-dc69cf64ae15

https://wjla.com/news/local/quince-orchard-high-school-changes-lunch-policy-montgomery-county-narcan-high-school-student-found-unconscious-mcdonalds-bathroom-possible-overdose-gaithersburg-opioid-fentanyl-mcpd-police-maryland-drugs-crime-dmv-mcps

https://thermtide.com/19169/popular/rms-open-lunch-policy-should-stay-despite-concerns/

[QUOTE]Recently, some Richard Montgomery High School students shoplifted from the CVS in Ritchie Center. This resulted in CVS limiting the number of high schoolers allowed at a time inside. Seeing a line of high schoolers waiting to be admitted into CVS has now become a common occurrence.[/QUOTE][/quote]

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