Food Delivery

As presented to the Board of Trustees in April 2025, the Salinas City Elementary School District will no longer allow third-party food delivery services (such as UberEats, GrubHub, Door Dash and others) to bring food to students on our campuses.

The reasons for this renewed alignment with the District's Student Wellness Policy, Board Policy 5030,
include the following: 

• Disruption to instructional minutes as students leave the classroom to wait for delivery or to pick up food from the office;
• Food becoming a disruption in the classroom setting as students clamor to see what was delivered;
• The presence of unverified adults being in the office to deliver food;
• Disruption to the business being conducted by staff in the front offices when they have to pause to give attention to delivery personnel or summon students to the office to collect deliveries.

As stated in BP 5030 under the header “Home Meals for Students,” students may bring their own meals to be consumed at school under the following guidelines:

• Food may not be shared with other students unless they have the same household address;
• Meals must be consumed during dedicated meal times and in designated areas;
• Meals should have nutritional value as foods served in school cafeterias, and similar to the guidelines in this policy.
• Parents or guardians cannot deliver food to any student not under their care.

The prohibition on food deliveries from third-party services took effect on June 9, 2025. During the District's Summer STEAM Camp, and once the new school year begins, delivery drivers dropping off food for students will be turned away.

Also, if family member delivers food from home to the school, it will not be available for pick up during instructional time because eating in class is not permitted.

As a reminder, cafeteria meals remain free of charge to all students.