A student at Martin Luther King Elementary School in Vancouver spreads cream cheese on a whole-wheat bagel during breakfast Thursday morning. The elementary school is likely to be among schools affected by a bill proposed by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, to continue breakfast into the school day. Photo Gallery
At Martin Luther King Elementary School, the cafeteria is packed with students grubbing on whole-wheat bagels with cream cheese and fruit before rushing off to class.
At this high-poverty campus, breakfast doesn’t end when the first bell rings. Principal Janell Ephraim estimates they see between 10 and 14 of the school’s 500 students arrive late every day.
