Students who had boycotted school lunches at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Chicago have been asked by Chicago Public Schools officials to provide an ongoing evaluation of the meals for the rest of the fall semester.
The students have said they will resume their boycott if the food quality is not improved, reports The Chicago Tribune.
According to Timothy Meegan, the students’ civics teacher, students are planning to give their findings to CPS next month, but would rather report back to the cafeteria staff. Five students will also sample new dishes that could possibly be placed on the school’s lunch menu in three months, he added.
In a statement, Emily Bittner, CPS’s director of communications, said a meeting between the students and district officials on Tuesday was “productive,” as the district looks forward to collaborating with the students to meet their needs.
“We developed an action plan that includes forming a School Dining Committee, where students can continue to participate firsthand in the meal planning process,” Bittner wrote.
As recently reported by FoodService Director, the students started a boycott and a petition drive to get more of their preferences on the lunch menu.
“We want bigger portions, more nutritious food, and [food] partly handmade from scratch,” Shirley Hernandez told Yahoo. She calls it “a human right to have decent food.”
Check out the full story via The Chicago Tribune.