Health and Nutrition
CAFETERIA - BREAKFAST/LUNCH PERIOD
Students may purchase breakfast/lunch in the school cafeteria, or they may bring their own breakfast/lunch. Students must get and eat breakfast/lunch on their respective campus.
CHS will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program this year. This program provides one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day to all students. The cafeteria serves breakfast and lunch. Most days the lunch choices include hot lunch, sandwich, or pizza.
Breakfast is available from 7:05 A.M. until 7:20 A.M. The cafeteria stops serving breakfast at 7:20 A.M. Students will eat lunch at a designated time based on the students’ schedule.
Students may purchase additional breakfast for $2.00 and/or lunch for $4.00. Additional milk or juice may be purchased for fifty cents. Additional purchases must be paid for at the time of service.
A student who brings a bag lunch from home may eat in the cafeteria, and the student may purchase milk there. Federal law prohibits commercial food and beverage products in the cafeteria. Each student is expected to keep the table area clean and to properly dispose of trash. Students who do not adhere to the cafeteria rules may have cafeteria privileges suspended.
STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ORDER FOOD TO BE DELIVERED TO THEM AT LUNCH. Only a parent/guardian may deliver lunch to a student. If a parent/guardian brings lunch to the student, the student may have it to eat during lunch. The parent/guardian must bring lunch to the office to be delivered to the student.
A student is not allowed to go home for lunch unless the student has a medical condition verified by a doctor’s written statement that specifically states that the student must be allowed to eat at home. If a student leaves the campus at lunch without permission, the student will be subject to disciplinary consequences.
When weather conditions are favorable, students should move outside after eating lunch in the cafeteria. Students must have a teacher pass in order see a teacher or go to the library during the lunch period.
Students must remain in designated lunch areas during lunch time(s). Students may not go to their cars or outside the gates which go to the street or the parking lots at lunch or at any other time during the school day. Students who violate these rules are subject to disciplinary consequences.
CHS SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER
Our on-campus health center exists to serve the CHS students. Parents/guardians must complete necessary documents in order for the student to be seen in the health center. Students may make appointments to see a health care professional. Parents/guardians, too, may call to request an appointment for their student. The phone number is 504-333-6988. 23
INJURIES
All injuries which occur on school property must be reported to the secretary in room 117 or in the ninth grade office, and an incident report must be filled out. Neither the school nor the St. Bernard Parish School Board has accident insurance coverage on students. If accident coverage is desired, parents/guardians should consider purchasing the low-cost limited coverage insurance policy offered in the package which is sent home at the beginning of each school year or given out at registration. Before participating in sports, athletes must purchase special insurance offered through the school board.
MEDICATION
We encourage parents/guardians to be responsible for their student’s medication needs by administering all medication before or after school. If this is not possible and the student needs to take medication during the school day, please follow the procedure detailed below:
- Get a medication administration form from the school board office, school, or the health center.
- Have the doctor complete the form.
- Call the school office to set up an appointment with the nurse.
- Return the form and the prescribed medication to the school nurse.
- Meet with the school nurse to review the forms.