Anonymous wrote:He won't be able to, kids will revolt. There is literally no space for every high schooler to eat inside, unless you want to do it East Asian style, where every kid eats at his desk!

How tiny are HS cafeterias that they can't fit 400ish kids at a time?

I'm glad MCPS is focused on the real issues like open lunch rather than killing accelerated programs, removing differentiation for gifted students, moving to a regional model for specialized programs even though they don't have the teachers or capabilities to implement it, and being constantly over budget by bloating the admim staff compared to student population.

There is nowhere for students to sit at WJ for lunch. It's not practical. And open lunch provides the opportunity for students to start to learn a little independence before college. Why are we constantly dumbing down our programs and removing opportunities for our kids to be prepared for life. What a joke.

Good riddance to open lunch!

Fairfax County doesn’t have open lunch.

My HS I work at has closed lunch but probably 30% of the students sneak out of the building and go get lunch and come back with zero consequences. They will walk in through the front office with a bag full of food, 5 minutes after 6th period has started and nothing happens

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately the high school cafeterias (like WJ) can’t accommodate the entire school (3000 students) for lunch.
And are we really going to expect the kids to eat on the floor in the hallways?

But yes, open lunch certainly presents a safety issue.

That's what happens in the schools without open lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:Is that when one of his kid(s) enters a high school that has open lunch?

He lives in the BCC area but not sure if his kids go there, private or another school.

He said in an interview all his kids are out of the home.

Anonymous wrote:Is that when one of his kid(s) enters a high school that has open lunch?

I think all his children are out of HS already, but if BCC is his home high school for where he lives.

Anonymous wrote:Blair has closed lunch and it’s really nbd. Kids sit all over and some play volleyball in the gym, etc.

We are at Blair. It's good that my DC can bring home-made healthy food everyday, but I think it's adding burdens to teachers, if they are kind enough to offer their classroom for students to hang out (sometimes the students could really go a bit over the board), or to offer lunch time help session while both sides are eating.

Anonymous wrote:He won't be able to, kids will revolt. There is literally no space for every high schooler to eat inside, unless you want to do it East Asian style, where every kid eats at his desk!

Some schools do it.

Anonymous wrote:I think the next thing on TT's list to eliminate is teachers, then students, then parents.

Or maybe start from top

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Anonymous wrote:Where does he propose the nearly 3000 kids eat at WJ?

There will be much less soon. Our kids eat in the halls, classrooms, etc.

Soon isn’t next year. And no, they should not have to sit in the floor in the hall or use teacher’s classrooms. At the very least upperclassmen should be able to leave for lunch.

Yes give them the space for students to do makeups and if no students, let the teacher have a few minutes of quiet uninterrupted eating time

I think the next thing on TT's list to eliminate is teachers, then students, then parents.

Blair has closed lunch and it’s really nbd. Kids sit all over and some play volleyball in the gym, etc.

Anonymous wrote:He won't be able to, kids will revolt. There is literally no space for every high schooler to eat inside, unless you want to do it East Asian style, where every kid eats at his desk!

Students eat in halls all over the school now. They won’t revolt. They elect fake SMOBs to represent them. The SMOB will vote for whatever Thomas Taylor wants and then leave on vacation as she collects her $15K scholarship.