It’s time to solve decade-long lunch line issues

Editorial by JakE Schaal HUB Staff

Every day without fail, hundreds of Davis High students line up outside the All Student Center and wait in blistering heat, windy frigid air, rain, and other unpleasant weather in order to receive their free school lunches.

Many things have led up to this point, and hopefully there are solutions on the way. Clearly something must be changed.

Beginning almost 11 years ago in 2012, Davis High lunch facilities have been an ongoing issue.

According to a 2012 HUB story by Hannah Kaplan and Lily Batchelor, the old multipurpose room had to be closed because it had “been in critical condition for two and a half years. Chronic water leaks, structural problems and mold (had) left it in a non-functional state.”

The MPR was then demolished in 2012, leaving DHS without a central place for students to eat lunch and socialize.

DHS implemented an interesting approach to distributing school lunches: food trucks.

Principal Bryce Geigle was made aware of this issue at the beginning of this year when he began working at DHS.