The Boulder Valley School District’s food services department hasn’t been fully staffed in three years.

Ann Cooper, Boulder Valley’s food services director, said she’s becoming increasingly concerned about what she sees as a crisis in the area food service industry that’s spilled over into the school district.

“We just can’t get ahead,” she said.

She said she had six open positions last week, with district managers usually subbing in school cafeterias daily to cover absences.

Boulder Valley also is seeing shortages for custodial workers, teacher aides and substitute teachers, with about 40 vacancies last week.

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