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Not as much as you think. Several states and localities have penalties for "unhealthy" foods served by restaurants. Look at Maryland and New York City as examples.
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I had one of my students admit to me that their mother never cooked or served food at home, that she and her brother were just left to forage through the cabinets for what they could find to eat. And this girl did not come from a low-income family. If she had, at least she would have been able to get free lunch from the school.
If the situation is that severe, then the parents should have been brought in for a conference. If the behavior didn't change, CPS should have been called.
Supposedly, if a school district receives federal subsidies, it needs to meet certain "nutritional guidelines". It appears some schools were found to be lacking according to those guidelines and were in danger of losing their federal dollars.
I don't know what the guidelines are or how they are being interpreted and applied, but the guiding principles in school food programs are to be as nutritious as possible and as cheap as possible. Ergo, lunches might "meet code" but in name only.
Supposedly, if a school district receives federal subsidies, it needs to meet certain "nutritional guidelines". It appears some schools were found to be lacking according to those guidelines and were in danger of losing their federal dollars.
I don't know what the guidelines are or how they are being interpreted and applied, but the guiding principles in school food programs are to be as nutritious as possible and as cheap as possible. Ergo, lunches might "meet code" but in name only.
That is true but to regulate what a parent who is not receiving Free and Reduced Meals can do is pushing government reach. If it was just this arena that would be one thing but it is currently evolving into many aspects of American life.
If the situation is that severe, then the parents should have been brought in for a conference. If the behavior didn't change, CPS should have been called.
CPS would have done nothing. As long as you provide "food" it doesn't matter what that food is or who prepares it. It takes A LOT for CPS to step in and decide that a child's parents don't have their best interests in mind. We were pretty much told unless you suspect physical or extreme verbal abuse, CPS would do little to nothing for a poorly treated kid.
Not as much as you think. Several states and localities have penalties for "unhealthy" foods served by restaurants. Look at Maryland and New York City as examples.
Slippery slope fallacy. Those examples are neither proof nor evidence that in 5 to 10 years grocery stores will only sell government-approved foods.
Seems like WRAL is finally picking it up. Front Page Article with Interview and all. It sounds like it all went down and now the school district is trying to cover its tracks and say it was a misunderstanding, but I doubt that it was. Government trying to tell the family that they know better. Watch what you put in that lunch, it may come back at you. Crazy Stuff!!
Yup, turns out what happened was pretty much not what the original Carolina Journal story claimed, and they went back to "correct" their fable. Oh well, never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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Finally being picked up by Local Media, WRAL Front Page
