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Teachers, food‑service staff and parents urge Stockton Unified to return TK meals to cafeterias
Summary
During public comment, TK teachers, parents and food‑service workers told the Stockton Unified board that moving transitional kindergarten meals into classrooms has created sanitation, instructional and developmental problems and urged restoring cafeteria service or other alternatives; the board heard multiple detailed proposals and requests for collaborative planning.
Transitional kindergarten teachers, parents and school food‑service workers told the Stockton Unified School District board that shifting TK meals from cafeterias into classrooms has caused sanitation issues, rushed mealtimes and lost learning opportunities.
"When our little ones eat in the classroom, food ends up on the floor, on the carpet, and all over the learning materials," said Khadijah Warren, a TK teacher, urging trustees to allow TK students to use cafeterias or multipurpose rooms and to provide adequate cleaning supplies. "The flies, the food on the ground, the lack of sanitation — none of this reflects the love and care we want for our students."
Multiple speakers described similar concerns. Carol Marquez, a parent, said…
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