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| BICSF | What next? | Discussion Forum | 1 | Jan 23 2009, 3:33 PM EST by Anonymous | ||||
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Thread started: Jan 22 2009, 11:10 PM EST
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Where to go next? Given the lack of money I think pressure for further changes to the school lunch system will probably not be effective. At this point I think we should push the committee to ask the school board to implement or make mandatory those recommendations in the Wellness policy that do not require budgetary or administrative changes. These would include 1. mandating the "food should not be used as a reward or incentive" recommendation and 2. enforcing the guidelines for snacks provided by parents and at school events. However, I'm also reluctant to ask parents to take this up with teachers or administrators - I think we should apply pressure on the board itself, and on Lane Plugge specifically. I'm considering sending him an e-mail and requesting a meeting with him to explain why my kids are getting unhealthy food at school. I'm tired of hearing about my Kindergartener's snack - fruit by the foot, cookies and cool-aid - and seeing her and her siblings bring home candy given to them by their teachers.
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| BICSF | Setting priorities (page: 1 2) | Discussion Forum | 34 | Jun 3 2008, 10:37 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 25 2008, 12:17 AM EDT
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Now that we've handed our petition into the school board, let's help establish a timetable by setting some goals. There are several Wellness policy recommendations that relate to getting the junk out of schools which should made mandatory and wouldn't require any major institutional changes.
Here are my suggestions, which spring from a day in which my efforts to keep a healthy balance in my children's diets was once again frustrated by events at their school: a bake sale at lunchtime (cookies, brownies and cupcakes competing directing with their peanut butter sandwiches... come on!) COMBINED with birthday treats in my first grader's classroom. So, today there were at least a few firstgraders who probably got through the school day with nothing but two hefty does of sugar between breakfast and evening. Here's what the school board could do immediately: Prohibit the use of food in the classroom as an incentive or reward. Prohibit the practice of allowing unhealthy foods to compete directly with lunch (i.e. bake sales at lunchtime). Develop an information sheet for parents about healthy snacks and a policy for the kind of snacks that parents can send to school. What do you think?
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