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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. I’m stunned that so many parents think an open lunch is the answer.

High school students are (mostly for those who are not repeaters) still minors. MCPS had a responsibility to keep these kids safe. If they leave for lunch and get hit by a car, robbed, or get themselves into any other unthinkable situation, we CANNOT keep them safe.

The only real solutions are…
1) [b]structuring the school day so campuses with 2000+ kids have A, B or C lunch[/b]
2) teaching your kids to respect adults and the importance of fiscal and health responsibility.

I want to know how parents are ok with funding $10+ lunches every day and accepting the health concerns that come with eating fast food for every meal. Parents need to teach their kids how to prepare food ahead of time — this is an important life skill.

Also. Parents need to hold the standard at home when it comes to listening to (gasp) authority. Americans are so afraid of holding people accountable. Literally had a 9th grader look me in the eyes and blow me off when I asked her why she was leaving school (in the middle of 2nd period). Rolled her eyes and walked right out the main doors.

Parents should be ashamed of the individuals they are raising.[/quote]

Even if they did that, they still can't fit all of the students in one cafeteria.  They spill all out into the hallways, extra classrooms, gym, etc..  Won't that be disruptive to the kids that are in class trying to learn?

The fact of the matter is MCPS built schools and then doubled the amount of kids that go to them.  Packed like sardines in crappy old buildings.  I mean even newer schools like RM have a ton of portables because they are so over crowded.

There are no SRO's, limited staffing, and kids that have no respect for authority.  And honestly a terrible boring curriculum that most teens don't care about.  There needs to be more tech and leave for work programs.  More autonomy in the curriculum, more schools built ahead of the housing that is built to keep up with the over populated schools and LESS programs like immersion, IB, etc.... and better staffing for safety until school numbers are better. [/quote]

When we went to school, we had multiple lunch periods and restricted to where we could go.  They absolutely need more staffing but they need to have clear rules, enforce them, give consequences and contact parents (for those of us who want to know and would address it at home).[/quote]
One lunch allows clubs to meet. Kids really appreciate those opportunities.[/quote]

Many kids are happier to plop on the stairs or in a classroom than in a loud cafeteria.  One lunch also means that teachers are available to everyone for help or a retake.[/quote]

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