After the lunch perimeter was enlarged to include Blair Boulevard up to the elevator, the reinspection pushed that capacity up to around 1500, enough to accommodate half of Blair's population during each lunch. The portion of the SAC with tables and chairs is designated as an unconcentrated use area. According to The National Fire Protection Agency, this type of area requires 15 square feet of space per student. However, the area between the tables and the lunch lines, as well as the section of Blair Boulevard, is classified as a concentrated use area. Only 7 square feet of floor space is required per student.
Many students feel that the lunch area is overcrowded.
You have nowhere to go to have a private conversation. Crowding raises security issues, said security assistant Greg Whisner. According to Principal Phillip Gainous, students may soon have more freedom, and less crowding, during lunch, provided that students pick up their trash. Students also dislike their diminished lunch options. Although students now have no outside options for food, only one full-service lunch line is in operation.