Lunchroom Safety

Information as of 7/29/2020

Lunchroom Safety

• Rodriguez Middle School plans to utilize the school cafeteria for student meals. NOTE: no parents/visitors during lunch at least for the fall semester.

• RMS will utilize several additional areas during scheduled lunch periods in order to maintain social distancing. These areas include school courtyards and flexible spaces that will have seating to accommodate. All seating will maintain social distancing standards.

• Cafeteria staff will be trained in COVID-19 safety protocols.

• All cafeteria staff will be wearing masks and gloves while serving students.

• Students will be issued a picture ID and a lanyard to use as part of "no-touch" lunch purchase process.

• Seats, tables, door handles and high-touch areas will be disinfected between lunch periods/use.

• When possible, food items will be prepacked and boxed to minimize face-to-face contact in the cafeteria line.

Grab and Go Breakfast Protocol

Information as of 10/22/2020

• The Cafeteria at RMS will be utilized for Grab and Go Breakfast beginning in October of 2020.

• Students choosing to eat breakfast in the morning will report directly to the Cafeteria to pick up the grab and go breakfast. After they have picked up breakfast, students will report to their 1st period classroom to eat breakfast in their classroom.

• Students will be responsible for cleaning up after themselves and sanitizing their area when finished with breakfast.

Lunch Procedures

Information as of 10/22/2020

• Students will be released in a "staggered release" pattern prior to their designated lunch period.

• Once students enter the cafeteria, they will form a line around the outside of the cafeteria (maintaining social distancing).

• Students who choose to bring their lunch, will find a seat in the cafeteria soon after entrance.

• Students who choose to get lunch from school will wait in lines and will go through the lunch line as demonstrated in the video above.

• Students will sit 2 or 3 to a seat on long tables and 2 to a seat on shorter tables. Students sitting closer than 6 feet from one another will utilize a portable shield to physically separate them from others.