<p>Lunch is a mess in our district. My youngest has to finish eating lunch in the bathroom, I just found out 
Because they can’t finish their lunch in class, and the lines are so long, 20 minutes is not enough.</p>
<p>Lunch starts as early as 10 am, but no later than 12:30 pm. I have heard of schools in NYC with lunch starting earlier than 10 am.</p>
<p>Our HS did it right - you split a half study hall and half lunch, and then if you didn’t finish, you could stay in the lunch room longer. If a kid needed extra time and had second lunch, they could leave study hall early which was great because there would be no line towards the end of the first lunch and they could start eating quicker.</p>