{"id":2736,"date":"2022-10-19T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:07:19","slug":"is-the-quality-of-the-school-lunch-worth-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/is-the-quality-of-the-school-lunch-worth-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Quality of the School Lunch Worth the Price?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Myah Hesselgesser, Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 30, 2022, the federal waivers that allowed schools to serve free lunch during the pandemic ended after 2 years. Therefore, lunch prices have returned to $3.30 in Howard County Schools. This change has inspired opinions about if the quality of the school lunches is really worth the amount students are paying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some students say that the price isn\u2019t worth the quality they receive. Junior Eni Ojumu stated, \u201cBut the price I mean personally if I don\u2019t like the lunch I wouldn\u2019t want to pay that amount even if it\u2019s like three dollars.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the signature meals that River Hill serves are a chicken patty (with a choice of spicy or regular) and mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce. Eni added that, \u201cMy friends and stuff are saying that it tastes bad, it tastes just as bad as last year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, 10th grader Chloe stated that \u201cthe food\u2019s really good.\u201d Students, like Eni, have also commented that, quality wise I mean I think it’s the best as it could\u00a0 be in regards to school lunches.” She went on to say that while the school was providing free lunches they obviously could not serve the best lunches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with this change, students must now use their 6-digit pin code to purchase lunch, unlike last year where they would grab their lunch and directly walk out. If a student forgets their  pin number, they can always ask the cashier. Along with this change, Howard County has it so that any meal purchased without a pin number gets charged an additional fee of thirty cents for breakfast and sixty cents for lunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students like Eni have commented about the pricing change of the school lunch stating that, \u201cI don\u2019t really care much.\u201d Other students, like junior Edelyn, didn\u2019t know much about the school lunch changes stating that, \u201cI don\u2019t really know about the school lunch beside, I usually bring my own lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some students like Chloe even think that, \u201cit\u2019s better that we are paying for them now.\u201d She goes on to explain that the free lunch system was easier for students to abuse and take advantage of. She even claimed that she has seen people take advantage of the privilege of free lunch that the school provided.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, River Hill had less variety in lunch choices. This year, students have appreciated the added meal choices and snack options with Chloe stating that, \u201cI do like that the snack line is open now. I like that it gives you that option.\u201d and Eni commented, \u201cIt looks like there is definitely more options than there were last year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, students had different opinions when it came to the quality of school lunch, whether that be it\u2019s bad, good, or if they are just indifferent about it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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