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Teachers, staff and parents urge board to keep elementary lunches in classrooms, citing safety and instructional concerns
Summary
Multiple public commenters and staff emails at the Aug. 19 board meeting urged the district to reverse or reconsider plans to move elementary lunches from classrooms to gymnasiums, saying the change harms physical education, increases noise and overstimulation, and reduces time and inclusion for students.
Dozens of staff members, parents and teachers told the School District of Beloit Board of Education on Aug. 19 that moving elementary lunches from classrooms to gymnasiums would harm instruction, safety and students’ well-being.
At the meeting, Mary Ellen Fuentes, biliteracy coach at Todd Elementary, described nine years of experience with “lunch in the classroom” at Todd and other schools. Fuentes said the practice created a "calmer setting," improved relationships between students and staff, reduced office referrals and protected academic time.…
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