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Despite owning a car, Jodi Manko can't leave for lunch.

"If we had 45 minutes, people
School. in Birmingham, concurs
on the traffic issue. "More stu- wouldn't be in such a rush,"
dents are injured on the roads at says Ms. Manko. "Thirty-five
6:30 p.m. than during their lunch minutes bell-to-bell is just too
hour," says Ms. Burleigh. Groves' short."
Several high schools, such as
closed-school policy was changed
in 1982 when ninth-graders were Andover, Lahser, Groves and
added from middle schools to the Seaholm, have tried to involve
high school. As a result, the cafe- parents in the open-lunch de-
teria became more cramped and, cision. All four schools require a
eventually, upperclassmen were signed parental permission slip
allowed to leave "as a privilege." before a teen can drive to lunch.
Lahser High
Yet some stu-
- School sent out a
dents do concede
survey asking
that their class-
parents for their
mates tend to
opinion on open-
push the clock,
lunch following a
putting the pedal
"I lo oked
car accident in-
to the proverbial
volving three stu-
metal. "If people
dents last winter
go very far for
fo rw ard to
(it occurred after
lunch they're al-
school hours).
ways in a huge
eating `real'
Most of those sur-
rush," says Julie
veyed, says assis-
Kaplan, a senior
tant principal
at North Farm-
lun c hes
Ellen Posch, came
ington.
out in favor of the
Ms. Kaplan,
as a se nior."
existing policy.
along with Ms.
"Although a lot
Zameck, occa-
—Jason Raznick
of the parents
sionally prefers to
were concerned
eat at a friend's
about their kids'
house to avoid
overall safety,
long lines and
they didn't want
spending extra
anything to
money. They esti-
mate their friends who do go out change," she says.
One area high school does of-
to lunch daily spend about $25
fer an alternative to the stan-
on food each week.
"We do not fly, and people do dard lunch hour. At Berkley
fly," says Ms. Zameck. "I'd High School, students have a
rather be- a couple minutes late full 60 minutes for lunch and
to class than risk myself in a everybody is allowed to leave
campus. Club meetings, the li-
dangerous situation."
Jason Raznick believes that brary and the gym are available
underclassmen aren't capable during the hour to give the stu-
of leaving school for only 40 min- dents other options to going out.
But overall, says sophomore
utes. "Younger kids aren't ma-
ture enough to go out," he says. Marissa Band, Berkley students
`They're not experienced enough will pick Taco Bell's mystery
drivers to leave and come back meat over the cafeteria's any
day. "My friends and I go out for
safely — and on time."
As a solution, students sug- lunch a lot," says Ms. Band. "It's
gest lengthening the lunch pe- so boring eating inside the
riod. Both West Bloomfield and school."
And the owners at Brueggers,
Farmington Schools have less
than 40 minutes for their lunch Coney Island and Taco Bell def-
initely agree. ❑
"hour."

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