How do students maintain social distancing during lunch?
Alex Wu, Staff Writer
August 21, 2021
In 2021, the re-opened school faces challenges from the pandemic. Although students are told to maintain social distance, the practicality is yet unknown.
Many students are still unaware of the potential risk of the virus spreading spreading, and crowds of students enjoy lunch together, putting risk to the school’s pandemic defense.
Students found maintaining social distance during lunch hard. With limited tables and space, students are forced to sit close together.
Attempting to maintain social distance between lunching students, the school separated lunch tables away from each other.
To keep areas less densely populated, students voluntarily social-distance on the grass.
Two students in Q building enjoy lunch together while sitting apart during the pandemic.
The long and slow waiting lines for the cafeteria force the students to cluster together, making social distancing hard to maintain. Risks for virus spreading have increased.