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Arlington students to now be guaranteed a half-hour lunch

Current policy allows for at least 20 minutes to consume meals
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There may not be an enforcement mechanism attached, but students in Arlington’s public schools would be guaranteed a little more time to scarf down lunch, under a new policy.

School Board members are slated to shortly consider a change in policy-implementation procedures (known to school insiders as PIPs) that would mandate a 30-minute-or-more lunch period for students.

Existing policy allows at least 20 minutes.