Students report long lunch lines, expired dairy and uneven Yondr enforcement; district pledges fixes

At the Oct. 14 meeting of the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education an ex officio student board member told the board that crowded cafeteria lines and food‑quality problems are affecting students’ ability to eat and attend class.

“The biggest thing that I’ve heard … is regarding the cafeteria. A lot of the complaints have been regarding that … it’s always packed … the lines … oftentimes outside of the cafeteria,” the student said, adding that “there was one day where there was sour cream that was served that was expired by multiple months” and that guacamole had been served past its use date.

The comment came during the students’ report and drew several followups from administrators, who said the district is treating the problems as operational growing pains tied to a large increase in meals served.

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