Officials at Commodore Sloat in San Francisco say they received handwritten letters from students asking the school to reduce plastic waste -- and school leaders listened.
The district is attempting to cut COVID-19 risk... by cutting lunch. The children also have assigned seats with name tags so the school knows exactly who sits by who.
"My hope for the future is that school meals for all are truly part of a movement and that it is starting here in California and that every kid at school can have healthy, sustainable, nutritious food and that it's students' favorite meal of the day," said LaTorre.
Parents, listen up! A teacher shared some tips on how to avoid hard-to-open lunches and easy back-to-school outfits.
Hundreds of thousands of California children eligible for free food benefits still have not applied - and the deadline is tomorrow, July 15. The P-EBT payments are worth up to $365 per child.
One thing is for sure -- it will be very different from the last meal students had inside a cafeteria.