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Seattle to implement two‑lunch high school schedules this fall; board to convene task force to examine high‑school day
Summary
After student and principal feedback, district will move most comprehensive high schools to two lunch periods (some were already on that schedule); staff will convene a task force — with students, staff, families and labor partners — to examine the high‑school day and recommend changes by spring.
Seattle Public Schools officials said on Sept. 26 they are rolling out two lunch periods at comprehensive high schools in early October and will convene a task force to study broader changes to the high‑school day.
Superintendent Brent Podesta said the district made the schedule change to increase access to food and protect duty‑free lunch for staff and that school leaders have been meeting with students and staff to mitigate transition issues. "We wanted to maximize structural minutes," the superintendent said in the discussion of competing demands for student time, staff time and…
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