Please encourage
your student/child/ or children to be seated upright when eating and not to be
distracted. Encourage them to eat slowly, take small bites, and fully
chew and swallow their food before talking or laughing. If you pack a
lunch and send it with your child, please avoid food items that could be
difficult to chew or which could possibly cause choking. Encourage them
not to eat while walking, running, or engaging in other activities.
Encourage them to avoid children’s games that involve catching a food item in
the mouth or putting large amounts of food into the mouth. Eating in the
cafeteria should be fun and social, but eating in the cafeteria is a
privilege. For those who misbehave or fail to follow these directions,
cafeteria privileges may be revoked.