Ever since Carter High School has reopened during the Covid19 pandemic, the cafeteria has made a few major changes. From the long wait time of some students, from a certain beverage being wiped off the menu entirely, the implemented social distancing practices have made several changes to the midday ritual that is lunch. And the students are not happy about it.
The most glaringly obvious of these changes is the split lunch periods. Unlike the others, it effects not only the members of the student body who buy their lunches, but the ones who bring their food from home as well. Before the pandemic, lunches were split into four. Now, to help students spread out to be safer, it’s split into five instead. This hasn’t resonated well with anyone due to people not always having enough time to finish all their food because of the shorter slot, but none are more upset about this change than the ones who got stuck with fifth lunch which isn’t until 1:04 PM. “The fifth lunch kids have to wait so long to eat, it’s insane!” Says Ian Zancker, a student who has fifth lunch. He and his peers have had trouble concentrating in their third period class due to being hungry. Some teachers have been allowing short snack breaks to compensate for this, but it’s only somewhat helpful.
Another change that’s has irratated the cafeteria goers is the lack of choice. “They’ve started serving the food in boxes instead of trays.” Explains Braygen Joe, a student who buys his lunch from the cafeteria. “Now, we don’t get to chose what we have like we did before, we have to go with whatever they threw together for us. We don’t even get to see what we have until we get to the table. And by then, it’s too late.” Everyone is in agreement that they hope lunch can become similar to the way it was before soon.
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