As students return to the classroom, Spokane Public Schools’ cafeterias provide daily free meals

As the bell tolls at 11:15 am on the first Friday of the new school year, hundreds of students flood into Ferris High School’s cafeteria.

With around six free meal options to choose from, kids of all grades file into respective lines for what they’re hankering for — be it that day’s special of toasted cheese sandwiches with tomato soup, or standard daily offerings like pizza, burgers, nachos, salads or deli sandwiches.

Since school started on Wed, Aug. 26, the noted favorite has been pizza, which is sourced from local chain Pizza Pipeline, and includes classics like cheese, pepperoni, sausage, Hawaiian and a veggie, all made with a whole wheat crust…

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