As a freshman student, that has been going to this school for seven weeks, I find Leadership Public Schools -- College Park to be somewhat boring; specifically due to mandatory on-campus lunch each day, which feels monotonous with regards to scenery and experience.
Off-campus lunches would be a breath of fresh air -- a time to recharge and to refocus. It will give some students time to clear their heads. It would also be a good idea, because people could go buy their own lunches and choose what they want. Students benefit from choices -- all human beings do! I also believe students would be more likely to eat a healthy amount if they could choose their food -- then they would have the much needed energy to do well in their afternoon academics. All to often, students don't eat their lunches and then crash in their afternoon classes.
Trust the students more, give us freedom of choice. We will make the right choice and our grades will reflect it. I know you keep us on campus for our own safety and I am both thankful and appreciative that you care so much about us, but we just want the opportunity to prove to you that we are trustworthy.
Please give us a chance for a breath of fresh air -- an off-campus lunch -- and I bet our grades will be better for it.
