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Old 10-28-2010, 01:31 PM
 
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If the teacher wants to keep it out of the class that if her right, however I fail to see what the big deal is, considering some of the things I have seen the school cafeteria serve for lunch. I agree that you should check on the rules in regards to your district, sometimes the schools skirt a fine line between what the rules actually say and what they want them to say.

 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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What are everyone's thoughts on this? Apparently this year, kids in my district are not allowed to bring sodas from home in their lunches. My daughter's going on a field trip. I bought her a soda as a treat and got one for my son and other daughter too. They were happy, but the elementary kids said that the lunch lady says no sodas. New rule this year.

So I said this on facebook and got the standard responses of "I don't think soda should be allowed in school anyway", etc. etc. This from a nurse who sends her daughter in every day w/ a pbj, chips, cookies and fruit roll.

I don't see how it's any different (read: worse) than sending in cookies, fruit roll ups, peanut butter and jelly, cupcakes, twinkies, ho hos, chocolate or strawberry milk, candy, chips, cheetos, etc.

I'm irate only b/c I'm quite capable of making sure my kids eat healthy. If I choose for them to eat something not "approved" that's my business and really,for a lot of people, just b/c they eat a "healthy" snack at school doesn't mean they will at home.
I completely agree with you, lets break it down a little further. We live in a hot area. I send water bottles with her, ones that clearly have never been open because the teachers see fit to NOT let them get up and get water and there is NO time in between classes. My daughters middle school takes them away from her. They also will not allow them to have any snacks or sodas or water bottles that are sold in their own vending machines. At first of course the story was that there could be liquor in the water bottle, welll a short sniff of the bottle could answer that question so banning them completely never made any sense.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:43 PM
 
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I say this because Texas has a very concise, fairly strict guideline on what students can have regarding food/drink during school hours

This made me actually GUFFAW out loud! My son, 10 years old, has pizza, ice cream, cookies, etc as his food choices at lunch EVERY DAY. We live IN TEXAS! Not that the "lunch plate" is any better - fried chicken nuggets, fish nuggets, greasy 'frito pie', corn dogs, etc... the salad or vegetable comes in little cups SMALLER than the ice cream servings.

I too am sick of others telling me what I can and can't serve my children - I am NOT allowed to send in cupcakes to my daughter's classroom (3rd grade, 8), and she is not allowed to bring potato chips for snack time... but the cafeteria SELLS them to her!

Hypocrites. These policies are in place to mollify parents who micro manage their kid's diets at home and want everyone else to be 'on board' with their ridiculous choices - and have NO CLUE that their little "vegan" darlings are eating pepperoni pizza 3x a week.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:45 PM
 
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If the teacher wants to keep it out of the class that if her right, however I fail to see what the big deal is, considering some of the things I have seen the school cafeteria serve for lunch. I agree that you should check on the rules in regards to your district, sometimes the schools skirt a fine line between what the rules actually say and what they want them to say.
I TOTALLY agree! Bringing in a soda on a very rare occasion is minor compared to some of the things that are served in the cafeteria. Chicken patties made with applesauce? No wonder American kids are on decline! And don't even get me started on the pizza served- my daughter took a picture of the pools of grease that sat inside the pepperoni. Ick.

The schools really have no business telling a kid what they can and can't eat, especially considering what the cafeteria serves.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:46 PM
 
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At first of course the story was that there could be liquor in the water bottle,
When I was growing up, kids often put alcohol in soft drinks at the movies, roller skating rink, etc. Kids today do it at school.

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welll a short sniff of the bottle could answer that question so banning them completely never made any sense.
You can't smell vodka.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:50 PM
 
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I actually like that my school has a policy against junk food for a few reasons. First, I try not let my son eat too much junk food in general but it's much harder to get him to eat baby carrots for snack if everyone else is eating twinkies and chips. Also, I feel very badly for very young children who are already morbidly obese, ocassionally this due soley to medical problems but the majority of the time it's due to poor dietary choices. Since young children are not out buying their own food and serving their own portions the blame lies squarely with the parent. If allowed some parents would pack soda chips, cookies, candy etc. EVERYDAY so i'm happy that these rules make certain that these children eat atleast one semi healthy meal a day. Even if this means my child cannot enjoy the ocasional "treat" during school hours. Lastly, it's very unfair to expect a teacher to deal with a bunch of kids all hopped up on sugar and caffine and then struggle to keep them involved once they crash.

I'm all for it!

I also fully support NYC mayor Michael Bloombergs efforts to curb obesity by requiring restaurants to post calorie counts, apply a luxury to tax sugary drinks and not allow non-nutrious foods to be purchased with food stamps/WIC.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:52 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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When I was growing up, kids often put alcohol in soft drinks at the movies, roller skating rink, etc. Kids today do it at school.


You can't smell vodka.
Maybe you can't but I can...

You can't send a child on a mile run and then not allow them time to get a drink. AND now they have water bottles available in their own machine, they stop you from bringing them in because it eats into their profit margin.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:52 PM
 
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Nicolewithoutanh, I totally agree with you. I'm tired of the Food Police telling us what we can and cannot feed our children. I give my kids juice but I support your decision to send soda with YOUR child! And if you think this is bad, you need to read the thread today about "Sex Ed in the Schools" providing abortions, injectable birth control and porn shows. The government is way over stepping the line in usurping parents' role. If at all possible, get your precious, unique children out of the public schools. Good luck!
Just because a child is in private school doesn't mean the food policy is any different. My daughter's private school was also strict on bringing soda to school. As far as the sex ed, that had nothing to do w/ this thread.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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Maybe you can't but I can...
You are one of those rare people who have the nose of a blood hound.

Vodka is known for being oderless, flavorless and colorless for a reason: most people can't smell, taste or see vodka.
 
Old 10-28-2010, 02:00 PM
 
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Just because a child is in private school doesn't mean the food policy is any different. My daughter's private school was also strict on bringing soda to school. As far as the sex ed, that had nothing to do w/ this thread.
You are absolutely correct that a private school can restrict foods on campus or instill whatever rules they wish. The big difference is that I, using my dollars and investigative methods can CHOOSE which school I send my child to or not. With the public schools, I still pay with my tax dollars but have no real choice on which school my child goes to and what is taught there. Its about CHOICE and freedom. BTW, the sex ed comment was in response to another poster's comments on this thread making reference via a generalization to another post I made. Hope this clears things up for you. Have a nice day.
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