Seattle high school students walk out in protest of new lunch policy Noel Gasca September 15, 2025 / 5:51 pm

Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered outside of district headquarters to push back against a new lunch policy .

Less than two weeks into the 2025-2026 school year, the district informed students and families that all comprehensive high schools would split mealtimes into two 30-minute lunch periods, instead of one hour-long period.

The new policy affects several high schools, including Ingraham, Ballard, Garfield, Lincoln, Nathan Hale, Roosevelt, and West Seattle.

During Monday's protest, students waved signs with messages like "Give us our lunch back" and "Students know best" as speakers led the crowd in cha

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