The calories in school lunches are essential for the students energy level during the day. Without a nutritious lunch students may feel tired, sluggish, and not motivated to do anything. If students don’t eat they will feel hungry and not think about school and all about food. This is why students feel they should be able to leave and eat somewhere else that might be more filling and help them stay focused during each class. Whatever your child eat throughout the day can play a crucial role in your child’s physical and mental development says The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Healthy Children (The students meals provide important vitamins and minerals that your students need for proper growth and development). Off campus lunch is a time for students to …show more content…
Whether it is out with your friends or at home with your family. Having off campus lunch will help the school and the town, also having off campus lunch makes the students feel they have some sort of freedom. (Cook, Richard A) If students get their privileges taken away they will more likely try harder to have better grades and turn homework in just to have the freedom to leave and pick their own lunch. The school could save money by not buying a lot of food. It will also help the town by having more people come to the restaurants. (Encyclopedia of School