PETERSBURG – The city’s acting school superintendent says she has ordered a review of the division’s nutrition system after social-media photos this week showed somewhat paltry offerings for lunch at Petersburg High School.
In a statement released Friday on Facebook by Petersburg City Public Schools, Yolonda Brown said she has asked the division’s Nutrition Department “to review and assess” meal preparation, and to report directly to students and parents through a series of family and community meetings. In addition, the state Department of Education is coming to Petersburg Tuesday to assess the menus and how cafeteria staffs prepare lunches for the students.
Last Wednesday, a PHS student’s parent posted photos of what appears to be a chicken-and-pasta bowl, half of a baked sweet potato and a juice box on a styrofoam tray. The next day, William Lamont posted more photos of his student’s lunch options – a croissant, a quesadilla, some vegetables and an apple.
A flurry of comments accompanied both posts. Some parents said their kids told them that was standard procedure for school lunches.