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Trustees weigh banning commercial food deliveries as staff cite safety and office burden
Summary
Board members raised safety and student-distraction concerns about DoorDash/Uber Eats deliveries to campus; administration said sites could enforce limits but trustees requested the item return in December for potential district policy action.
Board Member Jim Bingham said he is "very strong" about curbing commercial food deliveries to campus, telling trustees that an increase in DoorDash and Uber Eats deliveries has created safety and office-workload concerns. Site administrators said the primary concern is student distraction and that policies used by other districts (announced on social media and enforced at the front office) could be effective locally.
Jason Armstrong, CUHS principal, and Associate Principal Justine Felton both described increased office duties tracking deliveries and stressed that staff already restrict certain beverages from classrooms. The Board asked administration to bring a formal policy discussion back on the December agenda so trustees can consider a district-wide rule.
Why it matters: the issue sits at the intersection of student safety, equity and school operations — addressing it would require a district-wide regulation or an allowance for site-by-site discretion. The Board did not take formal action but directed staff to prepare a proposal.
