State superintendent: Kirkland school’s outdoor lunch rule ‘not the best choice’

Parents of students at Lakeview Elementary have expressed outrage earlier this week, after finding out that the school would be having children eat lunch outside despite frigid temperatures. State Superintendent Chris Reykdal addressed the controversy on KIRO Radio’s Gee & Ursula Show, outlining his position on the situation.

Kirkland mom says making kids eat lunch outside in cold, wet weather is ‘child abuse’

According to reporting from the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, the outdoor lunch rule was put in place as part of the school’s COVID policies, given that transmission rates are significantly higher indoors and masks can’t be worn while actively eating. As such, Lakeview Principal Heather

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