No more food deliveries to Sunrise Mountain

By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia

What is it they say?

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Take that iconic scene from the 1980s teen flick Fast Times at Ridgemont High, in which quintessential stoner Jeff Spicoli, played by a young Sean Penn, has a pizza delivered to his history class, much to the chagrin of his teacher.

Let’s just say history has repeated itself at Sunrise Mountain High School in North Peoria, at least for a moment.

The school has cracked down on students ordering food through delivery services.

Parents recently received a group voicemail stating students on campus are not allowed to use food delivery services, such as Postmates or Uber Eats.

Peoria Unified campuses have long been closed during lunches, but that hasn’t stopped kids from trying to chow down on their favorite foods from nearby eateries. However, the outside orders came at the expense of the front office, where the orders landed when they were delivered to the campus, clogging up important administrative business.

Students at neighboring Liberty High School have also used services for food delivery.

District spokeswoman Danielle Airey confirmed there is no policy that governs food delivery, but rather it is a logistical challenge for the front office staff.

“The office staff and administration are there to support student’s academic and extracurricular achievement, not to manage the logistics of lunch delivery,” she stated in an email.

Obviously, the Sunrise Mountain students didn’t heed another old rule: Don’t have food delivered to school unless you have enough to share with everyone.