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. This has led to long lines and frustration, especially among students who took advantage of last year's open lunch. Junior Meydi Ruiz echoes Medina's complaint about slow service. You'll be in line for 20 minutes. And then you have four minutes to eat.