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Parent tells board elementary lunch periods fall short of 20-minute seated guideline; requests schedule change
Summary
A parent urged the Mount Lebanon board Sept. 5 to ensure all elementary students receive at least 20 minutes of seated time for lunch, citing CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics guidance and the district's school wellness policy (policy JLJ).
At the Sept. 5 meeting a parent raised concerns that elementary students across Mount Lebanon are not consistently receiving 20 minutes of seated lunchtime as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Amy Grela, who identified herself as a parent, said the problem became especially evident after a schedule change at Howe Elementary…
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