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Old 02-15-2012, 08:25 PM
 
Location: California
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So basically...dumb teacher who apologized. Whoo..that was worth the effort.
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Old 02-15-2012, 08:55 PM
 
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So basically...dumb teacher who apologized. Whoo..that was worth the effort.
Yup, Carolina Journal once again fabricates a story to feed their nutbar audiences' 2 minutes hate.
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Old 02-15-2012, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Near the water
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Yup, Carolina Journal once again fabricates a story to feed their nutbar audiences' 2 minutes hate.
Might want to back up a few posts.
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Old 02-15-2012, 10:21 PM
 
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Local news had a story on it where the principle tried to make it go away by blaming the child for not understanding. The meal was deemed unhealthy because it did not have milk.

My oldest grandson, 11, a big strapping and healthy kid, never drinks milk for the simple reason he just doesn't like it.
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Old 02-15-2012, 10:37 PM
 
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Might want to back up a few posts.
Yeah I read the article you posted. The USDA cleared it up and Carolina Journal amended their story. Whoop diddly doo.
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Old 02-16-2012, 12:55 AM
 
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Your opinion on the reporting style is irrelevant.
How is it irrelevent? It shoots the entire story all to hell. One of the first things you do is ask the person, in this case the one who supposedly took away the lunch, for his side of the story. My God that's just basic
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Old 02-16-2012, 12:59 AM
 
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This mom packs her daughter's lunch. It is a turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with a banana and apple juice. (I used to get bologna on white bread, soda and Twinkees)
The State's agent inspects the lunchbox and tells the little girl her lunch does not meet the States criteria. Are you kidding me?
If you like this kind of government control vote for Obama.
Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria “Nuggets”
Translation, schools and teachers sux.
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Old 02-16-2012, 02:31 AM
 
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Nothing in the revised story really changes anything.

The person inspecting the lunches was a North Carolina Education Staff Member conducting a review of the child care center i.e. an "agent of the State"

The original story never said the mother was charged for the lunch; only that a note sent home said she could be charged. Still true, apparently.

The fact that the child's homemade lunch was not technically "replaced" but "supplemented" is really semantics. The child apparently came home with her entire homemade lunch uneaten, having eaten only 3 supplemented chicken nuggets instead. Sounds like, perhaps, in the child's mind, her homemade lunch had been "replaced" to the extent that she didn't feel comfortable eating any of it.

This whole story, modified a bit to sound slightly less intrusive, still points out the problem with beauracracy. The USDA sets a nutritional standard that the State says must be enforced at the licensed preschools not just for the food the school provides but for lunches brought from home and that the parents can be charged for any food the school deems needs supplementing in that child's personal lunch. As in this case, the parent's choice of a healthy lunch differed from the school's choice and many would argue was superior; i.e., a turkey sandwich on whole grain bread vs. chicken nuggets. A teacher (who was 'nervous' due to the State Inspection) admittedly "mishandled" the situation. A decision was made to usurp the parent's authority and supplement the child's lunch with the arguably less nutritious school food, which the parent 'could' have been charged for. Yes, the school apologized. No, the parent won't be charged. But, the point is that this whole Statist/Nanny program exists in the first place and is just ripe for mismanagement/abuse/waste. Some schools won't even allow the kids to bring lunches from home apparently trying to avoid the risk of not having the child's lunch deemed nutritious enough should a State Inspector make an unannounced visit.

On the school's lunch menu for Wednesday was fish sticks, which I presume met the 'technical' requirements for a USDA nutritious meal containing 'meat.'




USDA: Preschooler’s meal was not ‘replaced,’ mom was never charged fee | MyFOX8.com
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Old 02-16-2012, 04:48 AM
 
Location: My little patch of Earth
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Now that the foot is in the door so to speak........how far away are TSA type 'guidelines' and patdowns for kids to be sure they are'nt bringing contraband food into schools?

After all there is a black market for such items already working within the system.
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Old 02-16-2012, 04:59 AM
 
Location: California
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Now that the foot is in the door so to speak........how far away are TSA type 'guidelines' and patdowns for kids to be sure they are'nt bringing contraband food into schools?

After all there is a black market for such items already working within the system.
They admitted it was a mistake. What do you want? Oh...just to bluster.
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