Request for temporary closure of schools
To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, Chiba was informed that Prime Minister Abe had requested all elementary and junior high schools and high schools nationwide to be temporarily closed from spring next month until spring break. Facilities that prepare school meals in the prefecture are in a hurry to contact the suppliers of ingredients.
Of these, at the "School Lunch Center" in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, we usually buy vegetables and other ingredients from about 20 vendors, cook about 5,000 people at the center, and deliver them to 13 elementary and junior high schools in the city .
At the center on the morning of the 28th, the city's Board of Education informed me that I would like to stop lunch delivery from the 2nd of next month, and the staff in charge was busy coordinating with the supplier. Was.
However, the ingredients for the next month have already been ordered, and some companies have stated that they would like to receive the already prepared ingredients.
The center has been struggling to cope with the problem, but has to dispose of some of them and consider using them as livestock feed.
On the other hand, the work of about 50 cooking staff will also be affected, so we will discuss with the outsourced companies about the situation after next month.
`` If you think about the producers who grew up the ingredients and the children who are waiting for lunch, I feel like I can not say anything about the health of children, I guess it would be inevitable if it were to protect them. "