By Catherine Nguyen and Sheris Mendiola, Courier Staff Writers
Whether students should be able to have lunch beyond the campus is a heated topic that often sticks to the minds of staff and students.
In recent years, a majority of the Logan students have been yearning to have Open-Campus Lunch. In support of this concept, students cite reasons such as the poor taste of school food, freedom of choice, and lessons for responsibility.
Multiple students cited Open-Campus Lunch as giving “students a wider variety.” For example, sophomore Marisela Arredondo believes that “it gives [us] more options” if students prefer not to buy the Logan food, or lack the time to make their own lunches.
Gracie Davis, a freshman, believes that this increased range of lunches would benefit the kids’ well-being as students.
Similarly, Jordan Parish, a 9th grader, says that “It will teach kids how to actually be responsible and manage time.”
Senior Holly Caling, however, believes that there should be some restrictions: “We should only have off-campus lunch for seniors. If your GPA is over a 3.0, you should be able to go off campus for lunch.”
Not only do students think that off-campus lunch is a bright idea, but so do a few teachers.
Mr. Eppler, a math teacher, believes that “students should have an opportunity for off-campus lunch… We have so many good options nearby, why not take advantage of that?”
DVA and EMP instructor, Mr. Yacco, also stated that off-campus lunch would increase the profitability of surrounding shops. For instance, several Fremont high schools used to have off-campus lunch, but after switching to closed-campus lunch, a local sandwich shop went out of business.
However, Ms. Clark, an English teacher, is concerned that off-campus lunch will cause some disciplinary issues. “[There is] a potential for students not coming back once they’re off campus,” leading to increased cuts in the afternoon classes, and most likely, more tardies. With student misbehavior, Ms. Clark maintains that more issues would arise in the Logan community.
Similarly, Eduardo Salas, a 12th grader, supports the notion of off-campus lunch, but would like an additional rule: If the students don’t come back, they should be penalized “for missing out.”
With so many differing viewpoints, off-campus lunch remains a heated and controversial topic. If a vast majority of the administration shows their support, however, Logan may one day enjoy this perk.
