Water outage affects school lunches Shizuoka Atami Oct. 15 17:18

In Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where some areas have been shut down due to the impact of Typhoon No. 19, we provide school lunches for elementary and junior high schools in this area in a form that conserves water.

Due to Typhoon No. 19, Atami City has been shut down in some areas of the city since 14th.

For this reason, the city's board of education has changed the menu of school lunches for six facilities, including kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools in this area, and the water used for school lunches by wrapping films on the dishes. Saving.

Of these, at the municipal Atami Junior High School, the lunch on the 15th was one less menu than planned.

In addition, the rice was not served in the bowl, but wrapped in wrap film as it was so as not to wash the dishes, and the side dish Chikuzenni was also placed in a film-wrapped container.

The second grader girl student said, “I feel uncomfortable, but I think I will get used to it.”

The boy student said, “I was surprised because it was my first time. I want to save water even a little.”

Hideki Tanaka, Director of the Atami City Board of Education, said, “Since water is expected to continue for some time, there are children in the family who have been watered off, so we want to provide food that is nutritious.” .