Our children need time to feed their bodies and brains. Adults get an hour lunch and breaks and do not have homework yet our kids barely have time to walk to the cafeteria to stand in line and sit to eat before returning to class for another 90 minute block without a break! We are setting them up for failure.

I agree that the lunch period should be longer, but students also need to carry the responsibility of behaving during the lunch period. I think sometimes they are intentionally short because the school is afraid of how students might use any extra time.

I went to west three years ago almost four and we had lunch for 30 minutes and it still wasn’t enough time for us. So them changing it to 20 minutes I know there is probably teenagers who don’t eat because they don’t have time. Something needs to change so all teenagers can eat.

I thought it was bad when my kids went to school. Twenty minutes is ridiculous, it’s unhealthy. Now that lunches are free, you’ve made it impossible for them to eat. Makes absolutely no sense. Are the teachers only getting 20 min lunches?

Between rigorous classes, long days and extracurricular activities, proper nutrition is a necessity for students to perform at their utmost best. Quickly eating is the beginning of overeating and unhealthy habits. Longer lunches are a necessity.

My daughter was one of the last kids through the lunch line yesterday and only had time to eat 2 chicken nuggets. These kids are growing and with free lunch and breakfast the lunch lines are very long. They need more time just to get through the line and sit down and eat.

Give them longer lunches!!

20 min is not enough time to walk to cafeteria, stand in line to get food, eat and get back to class. Some kids probably have to skip eating altogether.