Middle School Snack Policy

The Lathrop R-II Middle School’s snack policy is currently that students are not allowed to eat in class. The sixth grade, first hour, Language Arts class conducted a study on the current snack policy. We created a survey for the students and teachers of Lathrop Middle School and counted snack related issues in the middle school and administration buildings (computer lab, art room, and choir room). Based on this evidence we recommend that the snack policy be changed, allowing students snacks in 3rd or 4th hour and again in 9th hour for the 2016-2017 school year. We gave a survey to all of the middle school teachers and sixteen responded. One items on the survey asked teachers if they ever snack in class, 87.5% of them responded that yes they do snack in class. Another item on the survey asked if teachers would be willing to have a snack basket in their room for students who cannot afford to bring their own snacks, 62.5% reported yes, and 37.5% said that they would prefer that it be kept in Mrs. Fly’s room or the office. A final item on the survey asked teachers what hours they get hungry, and 8 responded that they are hungry 3rd hour. Seven responded that they were hungry 4th, 8th, and 9th hours.
One question on the student survey asked if they had ever eaten in class or tried to sneak food into class, 20% reported that they eat daily while 58% said they sometimes eat in class. Another item on the survey asked students: Do you think snacks should be allowed in class? Ten percent said maybe, while eighty-nine percent said yes. A final item on the survey asked students what hours they get hungry, 33 students reported getting hungry during 9th hour, and 29 students said they were hungry during 3rd