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Hundreds of Seattle high school students rallied outside Seattle Public Schools’ headquarters on Monday to demand that the district drop plans to move to a two-lunch schedule at all of its comprehensive high schools.

“What do we want?” students chanted during the boisterous protest in the late morning and early afternoon, as their numbers spilled into the parking lot and side street. “One Lunch! When do we want it? Now!”

The district announced the switch from one to two lunches at se

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