This is an urgent matter!! (Not really I’m just making this for fun because I enjoyed making the first petition)

Recently, food has been banned from Mr. Tillman’s class. Food is an important need for students (as already known) and has been taken away due to people abusing the, “Well Mr. Tillman lets me!!” card. There were only ever few people using Mr. Tillman as a scapegoat and that should not effect the entirety of students who attend Mr. Tillman’s class. 

“We had a meeting and they told teachers to stop handing out candy. Sorry rules are rules,” says Mr. Tillman.

(Alright, now to the serious part to help actually gain signatures.)

Eating in class can have many benefits. Many teachers, parents, and even students may argue that it is a distraction to learning, but besides allowing students to eat outside of the small 20 minutes the average Hays Middle School lunch lasts, it also holds educational boosts such as boosted concentration, and forming a sense of comfort in a classroom setting.

To many students who attend Hays Middle School, everyday at school is a stereotypical cycle of classes, social time, and of course, lunch. Most classrooms in HMS uphold the scale of voice levels ranging from 0-3, 0 being no talking, and 3 being the average presentation voice. With passing periods lasting 5 minutes with the expectation of bathroom breaks and, of course, passing during the period, there isn’t much hallway conversation time throughout the day without it being cut off by the unmanageable crowd rush in the hallway. Some educators may debate that students have time during the morning to converse in the gym and to eat breakfast with friends, but some talkative students show up later when the gym has already been dismissed causing them to have to rush to their locker, down the hallway, and back to class. With some students running late due to having to dress siblings for school, and others having parents with difficult work and home life situations, the morning time can be very unpromising for “guaranteed” social time before school. Lunch Time is a sanctuary for unstopped social time for the 20 minutes given to the students of HMS. Though, the full 20 minutes can be shortened to 15 minutes if there is a close knit lunch schedule that overlaps with another class leading to less time to eat from the chaotic lunch line. By the time students sit down, many will start conversing with the pent up anticipation of finally being able to talk after reading a book they can hardly concentrate on due to the rumbling of their own stomach. Soon, they will be dismissed from the table, having to set their unopened chocolate milk on the bluish gray of the trash can lid, and their half eaten chicken nuggets falling into the ranch stained trash bag as they return for another 10-45 minutes of class. If students were given the ability to have snacks in class, they could finish eating what they weren’t able to eat and get the food they need to be ready to learn again. Eating in class could provide a sense of home due to the familiarity of eating at home with people students feel comfort with. If students aren't constantly studying the clock, hoping for lunch time to magically appear in front of them instead of the dull sticky tack on the pale blue wall, that could boost concentration.

”A quick snack break can rejuvenate students and give them more energy for learning,” stated Elke Coenders from Lafayette Times.