Thursday, October 30, 2014

To Eat or Not to Eat?

       That is the question. The newest rule implemented in the Weston High School handbook denies student the ability to eat or drink (besides water) outside of the cafeteria. This
applies to the classrooms, hallways, and the gym.


        While the reasoning behind this rule may be helpful to student with allergies, those students are exposed to all of the things they are allergic outside of school. Outside of the school environment, there is no one to tell the person working next to them to put their peanuts away. Or  if the person near you is eating nuts on an airplane there is no “rule” saying they cannot do so. In reality, this
rule is not real life and does not allow students without specific allergies to enjoy their food.

       As a growing teenager, I can admit that we get hungry sometimes. For athletes, it is important to each throughout the day to be satisfied for the day’s workout. Unfortunately, from the hours between 7:30 and 2:50, we can only eat for a 30 minute period between 10 and 12. With the new rule, students cannot even enjoy a snack if they get hungry at 1.

       This restriction only hurts the ravenous students who want to enjoy some food, as well as sheltering the other students from a situation that is inevitable in the real world. Students need to have that right to eat or drink whenever they please; it’s high school, not a prison cell. Therefore, the answer is always to eat.
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  1. AnonymousNovember 3, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    Personally, I have an allergy to nuts and I agree that it's annoying that we can't eat in class. I don't think it's a violation of student rights that they do this though. But also, it's hard because I'm so allergic to nuts that I'm allergic to the touch if someone leaves remnants on a desk and freshman year, I had to actually windex the desk in the physics room every day before class. I don't know what I'd do about this. You brought up planes as well, which I have had an allergic reaction on and let me just tell you that it sucks. I'm stuck in a closed environment where I can't breathe just so someone can enjoy a snack. I want to say that eating in class should be allowed, but just not nut products, but then is this fair to those who are allergic to other things? It's a violation of my student rights if I'm sitting in class, trying to get a good education, but I can't because I'm constantly worried about dying from the peanut bar that I can smell right next to me. I'm sitting in class trying to work, but I can't because I can't breathe. If you want to eat in class, I think that you should be allowed to, but have certain foods restricted because honestly, who would ever eat shellfish in class anyways (who would bring a lobster to school...) like it's not that hard to just not bring something without nuts. I'm done because I don't know and I'm over it. Also, it brings about the argument of the caf then.. should foods be banned there too?

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