Students debate eating in cars policy

By Kacey Hsu,
Bluedevilhub.com Staff–

As the colder months of the year roll in, students begin finding warmer areas to shield themselves from the chilly weather during lunch.

Without an MPR like other schools, Davis High does not provide a universal place for students to stay clear of the wind and rain while enjoying their lunches. Because of this, students need to hunt down a classroom to settle in, hoping that the teacher will be in their room to welcome them in.

Over the years, Davis High has maintained its policy of prohibiting students to hang out in their cars in the school parking lots during lunch. Most students discover this policy the hard way and are asked to leave their vehicle if spotted by a campus supervisor.

Senior Rohan Mohapatra strongly believes that students should be allowed to eat anywhere on campus, including their car.

“Eating in cars is the same thing as eating in the park and it’s not a big deal whatsoever,” Mohapatra said. The only time he eats in his car now is on his way back to campus, finishing whatever he decided to have for lunch. He usually avoids eating in his car on campus to avoid being kicked out.

Junior Darya Taghadomy Saberi sees this policy differently than most people do. Students and teachers understand that the policy is in use to prevent unprohibited behavior, but Taghadomy Saberi thinks it is a social problem as well.

“I think the school should allow [eating in cars] because it doesn’t cause anyone any harm. If you are alone at lunch one day with no where to go, you should be able to go sit in your car and eat your dang bagel,” she said.

Junior Makenna Rubinstein is disturbed by the policy and believes that the policy is sometimes the cause for student’s tardiness to class.

“Lunch is so short that kids would probably be less late to class if we were allowed to go out, buy food and come back to the parking lot to eat in our cars. Unfortunately, the policy exists and we have to eat at the restaurant and risk being late to class,” Rubinstein said.

Rubinstein and Taghadomy Saberi hope for changes in the school policy next year and years to come, so no student will need to worry about arriving late to class.