CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A northwest suburban high school district has put a new rule into effect for its students at lunchtime. No more ordering food to be delivered from outside their school buildings.
High School District 214 had been seeing an influx in students using apps like GrubHub and UberEats to have their lunches delivered to the school, according to spokeswoman Jennifer Delgado.
She said that was presenting a security issue.
"We can’t verify the identity of the driver and what’s in the delivery bags," Delgado said.
Also, the school security was seeing more people entering the high schools whom security did not know, making it harder to keep buildings secure.
Parents and guardians would still be able to drop off food for their children.
Delgado said students do have options other than school cafeteria food and bringing their own lunches. She said sophomores, juniors and seniors who abide by behavioral requirements and maintain a grade point average of 2.8 or above can leave school at lunchtime.
Delgado said students are not complaining about the new rule.
"Interestingly, we haven’t heard anything from students, but we’ve heard a lot from parents and we’re received a number of supportive comments from parents about this change," she said.
The district is also trying to find out more about the kinds of foods students would rather have served in school. Toward that end, the district is doing taste tests, surveys and contests.
There are more than 12,000 students in the six District 214 high schools, which include: Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove, Prospect, Wheeling, Rolling Meadows and Hersey high schools.