Sentences with phrase «short school lunch periods»

Many people commenting on my recent school food opinion piece in the New York Times pointed to another factor which may hinder children's acceptance of school meals — extremely short school lunch periods.

Many people commenting on my recent school food opinion piece in the New York Times pointed to another factor which may hinder children's acceptance of school meals - extremely short school lunch periods.

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-LSB-...] No Child Left Behind, public school lunch periods are shorter than ever, with some children getting as little as fifteen minutes to scarf down their entire -LSB-...]

If our school policies were really responsive to our community's values, we would never have seen lunch periods this short.

When my oldest daughter started kindergarten, I was surprised to find out how short the school's lunch period was: a measly fifteen minutes to get in and get out.

It's hard to read the KSHFP report without feeling tremendous empathy for school food directors, who have to juggle an array of competing concerns — financial constraints, regulatory compliance, a lack of equipment, student acceptance, parent input, too - short lunch periods — all on a budget that can be generously described as «meager.»

The other hidden problem with having your child get lunch at school is the ridiculously short lunch periods many schools offer the kids.

Still, many schools forbid students to take fruit out of the lunchroom, forcing children to throw away any fruit they are unable to finish in their short lunch period.

I also considered the fact that higher - risk foods like carrot sticks, hot dogs and grapes are commonly found in kids» lunches, and that, thanks to No Child Left Behind, public school lunch periods are shorter than ever, with some children getting as little as fifteen minutes to scarf down their entire meal.

A shorter lunch period means that children are in danger of missing out on important calories they rely on during the school day.

New Britain parent and Manchester teacher Violet Jiménez Sims said that, since SBAC has been introduced, students at her daughters» school are getting shorter lunch periods and less recess time — and subjects other than English and math are getting squeezed out.