The Lunch Table Nobody Wanted

In 2019, a middle school in Jacksonville, Florida, started something they called "No One Eats Alone Day." The idea was simple — students would intentionally sit with someone who usually ate lunch by themselves. But one eighth-grader named Marcus didn't wait for the designated day. He just started doing it every Tuesday. Marcus would scan the cafeteria, find whoever was sitting alone, and pull up a chair.…