General School Information -  Lunch

All students will eat lunch at school (except those students authorized to leave the building because of their school program) during a lunch period noted on the daily schedule.  Lunches are to be eaten only in the cafeteria.   No food or drink may leave the cafeteria.  The student’s Assistant Principal must approve any exception.

Students may exercise any one of three optional plans for lunch.

1. Purchase entire lunch.  Students purchasing their entire lunch will enter the cafeteria by the east entrance to the cafeteria.  Students will take their place in the lines in the order they arrive.

2. Supplement sack lunch from home.  To supplement lunch brought from home, students may use the snack line and purchase individual food items.

3. Bring sack lunch from home.  Students who bring their lunches and who do not desire to supplement them from the cafeteria menu, enter the cafeteria by the south center entrances.

4. Absolutely no food may be purchased, delivered, or brought in from local vendors for students during the lunch periods.

Students will remain in the cafeteria during the first twenty minutes of their lunch period after which they may move to the Student Center area.  Students are not allowed in the parking lots during lunch periods.  Students are not to go to their locker during lunch periods, only during passing periods.  Students are not permitted to eat any foods or snacks outside of the cafeteria without permission.  Students leaving campus without permission during lunch or at any other time will be subject to disciplinary action including Saturday detention, and out‑of‑school suspension for repeat violators.

School Meal Program

All District 87 schools provide an opportunity for students to eat breakfast and lunch at school.  School meals follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and encourage students to eat more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy products.  Menus can be viewed at: http://www.district87.org/esc/foodservice/index.shtml.

 

Breakfast entries are offered on a rotating basis and cereal, toast, juice, and milk are offered on a daily basis.  Children who eat breakfast are better able to concentrate and excel in school.  Please check with the individual elementary school for times and specific procedures.

 

A variety of lunch entries are available daily on a rotating basis and students may also bring sack lunches.

 

Free and reduced meal prices are available for students qualifying for these federal programs.  Applications are available at the each school office and the District office.

Special Diets

Students requiring an individual diet from the school cafeteria for a health related reason, must have an annual order from a licensed physician and must file a Menu Modification form with the school nurse.  Some diets require a student to avoid certain foods because of allergies or intolerance but do not require special preparation by the school cafeteria.  Parents/guardians can obtain the Menu Modification form from the school nurse.

 The form must include:

1. Identification of the condition requiring the menu modification or substitute.

2. Explanation of the restriction to the child's diet.

3. Identification of the specific food or foods that must be omitted from the child’s diet.

4. Identification of the specific food or foods that must be substituted and/or modified.

The school nurse will notify the District’s Food Service office of the need for a special diet and forward that office a copy of the Menu Modification form.