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A third-grader in a small Fort Bend school district has received a week-long suspension because of a rogue Jolly Rancher consumed at lunch, KHOU reported.
The parents are upset, and the incident seems to stem from confusion over state nutrition guidelines. We're sure it will all get settled.
I'm curious about these "nutritional guidelines". Do they ban certain foods from being packed in your kids lunch? I've never heard of such a thing but I don't live in TX. I'd hate to see this place the day after Halloween...do they just close the school rather than take the risk?
This was the school acting..not the Texas rules. That junk food rule pertains to what the school serves in their cafeteria..not what the kids bring from home.
"According to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s website, “The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (TPSNP) explicitly states that it does not restrict what foods or beverages parents may provide for their own children's consumption.”
Mom opposes 3rd-grader's detention over candy | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
... after getting punished for having a Jolly Rancher at lunch. The friend who gave her the hard candy also got in trouble.
.... The district prohibits students from having candy and gum on campus,
.... Still, Ellis said that Brazos Elementary spelled out its own policy and punishment in its “Parent Survival Guide.”
But the wording isn't as simple as, “No candy allowed.”
Specifically, the guide says, “The elementary campus has food of minimal nutritional value that is restricted to students during the school day including soda water, water ices, chewing gum, certain candies including hard candy, jellies and gums, marshmallow candies, fondant, licorice, spun candy, and candy-coated popcorn.”
http://www.kens5.com/news/Sweet-Joll...-93060279.html According to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s website, “The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (TPSNP) explicitly states that it does not restrict what foods or beverages parents may provide for their own children's consumption.”
Brazos Elementary Principal Jeanne Young, said the problem, in this instance, was that the candy was provided by another student – not the girl’s parents.
A third-grader in a small Fort Bend school district has received a week-long suspension because of a rogue Jolly Rancher consumed at lunch, KHOU reported.
The parents are upset, and the incident seems to stem from confusion over state nutrition guidelines. We're sure it will all get settled.
So it makes a mess when dropped. That's the only mess kids make????
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