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For probably the first time since the county high school was constructed, students buying lunches in the cafeteria all have room to sit down. But the space is not due to a new expansion program. Instead, its the result of a boycott that has seen the average number of lunches purchased drop from between 150 and 200 to around 30.
According to assistant principal John Toth, the boycott which began on Monday can be attributed primarily to an increase in meal prices coupled with a corresponding decrease in serving sizes.
The school board voted in August to raise lunch prices at the high school from 50 to 65 cents, leaving Rappahannock lunches five cents more than meals in Culpeper. In addition, Toth said, servings are smaller. He explained that portions were too large last year. This year, they’ve been cut back to meet the standards set by the state Department of Education’s food services division.
“The students think they’re not getting enough, particularly with the rise in prices, but actually they’re getting exactly what they should be,” said cafeteria * coordinator Mable Burke.
Toth noted that menu selection also played a part in the boycott. “We had Welsh Rarebit last week and 1 don’t think that went over too well, plus on some days, the
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