Lauren Vassello has the students form two lines to pick up their packaged breakfast at Dr. Weeks School in Syracuse. It was cereal day. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — The girl is so small the backpack hits the back of her knees when she walks.

“Don’t forget your milk,” Rebecca Burkett reminds her, then unzips the child’s bag and slides in the containers of cereal and carton of milk.

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