Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series about how funding for Pierce County school districts has changed over the last decade and what’s not working in Washington’s funding model for public education. Read previous stories about state funding and teacher salaries in Pierce County.
Orting High School is bursting at the seams — and it’s most apparent at lunch.
Roughly 100 students take up the cafeteria, principal Matt Carlson previously told The News Tribune, with lunch lines wrapping around the room. Most students will wait for their food for 20 minutes of the 30-minute lunch break. Dozens won’t be able to find seats, so they will eat in the hallways, on stairs or on ramps…