Local News in Brief : In Burbank, Big Mac on Campus?
Instead of “Mac Tonight,” Burbank students could soon be singing “Mac on Campus.”
The Burbank Board of Education is considering a plan to allow fast-food franchises such as McDonald’s or Jack-in-the-Box to open outlets on high school campuses.
Some school officials have expressed concern about security on the campuses at the district’s two high schools, Burbank and Burroughs, because students are allowed to come and go during the lunch period and other breaks.
If fast-food outlets were on the campuses, school officials said, it would be easier to confine students to the grounds and close the schools to outsiders.
“I believe more students would stay on campus if they could eat food that appealed to them,” board Vice President Vivian Kaufman said. “School food has always been unattractive to kids. It was when I was going to school.”
But board members did not immediately eat up the idea. They declined to make a decision after hearing a report on the issue Thursday.
Assistant Supt. of Business Richard Tighe said the proposal might conflict with federal and state regulations specifying that half the school food items be nutritious.
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