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Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

Students at a school in the Efeler district of Aydın are eating their lunch not in the school cafeteria, but on the street, sitting on benches and stones. It is alleged that students who do not pay for school meals are not allowed into the cafeteria and are also prohibited from using classrooms to eat, leading parents and students to demand a solution to the situation.

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Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

During the lunch break at Gazipaşa Middle School in the Efeler district, students eating their meals on the street in an unhealthy environment that does not meet hygiene standards has drawn criticism.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

According to allegations, students who do not benefit from the paid meals served in the school cafeteria and are not allowed to eat in their classrooms are meeting their nutritional needs by sitting on the ground in the schoolyard and on the surrounding streets.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

Students and parents, who are forced to eat their meals on statues and walls on the street in an unhealthy environment, have requested that a solution be found for this situation.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

Students eating on street corners said, "We cannot eat the food we bring from home in the cafeteria.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

They don't even allow us to sit in the classrooms, and they don't let us into the cafeteria. They only let those who buy food from there inside. They only take us into the classrooms when it rains. At other times, we are forced to eat our meals outside," they said.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

Parents of the students stated that while they manage somehow on sunny days, they are worried about what will happen on rainy and cold days, noting that not everyone has the financial means to buy meals from the school and demanding a solution.
Students denied entry to cafeteria eat on the street: 'They don't allow it'

Furthermore, pointing out that children forced to eat outside during lunch break also pose a security risk, parents stated that students who bring their meals from home should be able to eat them in the cafeteria or in classrooms.