Parents Outraged After School Takes Away Student Lunches
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/teacher-took-one-look-what-mom-packed-her-kids-lunchbox-and-decided-take-matters-her-ownAccording to The Star, the Durham School District's new healthy eating initiative has parents infuriated after teachers and officials have refused to let students eat specific parts of the lunches packed by their parents.
Elaina Daoust, a mother of two district students, says she became "infuriated" last year when her son was told he could not eat his morning snack, a small piece of banana bread, because it contained chocolate chips. He was told that he would instead have to eat the grapes from his lunch.
"He came home with a chart (listing healthy snack ideas) and told me he and the teacher talked about it and healthy choices. She also sent a note to me. I was really, really, really mad for several reasons," Daoust told The Star.
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Chocolate chips for breakfast or doughnuts? Who decides? What motivates this need / requirement? Outcomes? Scientific studies? Corporate intrusion in gov't regulation?
I think some non-corporate education / information is in order, along with access to healthy and nutritional foods.
Having a healthy population reduces costs of socialized health systems. Sometimes there's over reach, sometimes, under reach, sometimes, just right. 
I can dream can't I?
Of course Canada doesn't refuse care. But, the logical goal would be to attempt to reduce costs by increasing /promoting healthy lifestyles.
Not sure why your diatribe went to the absurdist accusations, completely misrepresenting my point, plus a little insulting too.
After reading all your post, I do not think you believe that. But the post I responded to clearly had the comment about a person paying their own health care because of a Hi sugar diet. That set me off.
I am willing to put it down to you typed and I read it 2 different ways. Because I think we pretty much agree. I am not sure Canada is the perfect system, but I would love to see the US really study the best practices of all countries with socialist, non-profit driven healthcare systems. France and Germany seem to have good ones. The little I know about the German makes me think parts could be transferable to American. You pay depending on your income, but all have equal coverage.
And to the subject of this thread I would be willing to pay significantly more in taxes to have school lunches like they do in France. I assume you are familiar with how it is done. But I just cannot see the rich, white taxpayers of a state like Alabama or even here in Florida paying more so black kids can have a properly cooked served 3 part meal including fresh protein, vegetable, grain or legume and high quality bread. And a nice dessert. Maybe even powdered donut whatever the hell it was called!
In a for profit system with high deductions, as is the case in the US, then one will be paying for bad decisions that result in poor health and the need for expensive care.
I am all for a universal health system, but, that will stimulate disease mitigation education, and in some cases, overreach... as might be the case in this story from Ontario, Canada.
Cheers.
They belong to the State, and the State has a vested interest in making certain it's future warr...I mean, leaders are fully healthy. Why, isn't it wonderful that the government is so interested in making sure you're as healthy as you can be?
Anyone who is against healthy eating clearly is mentally insane and can't be a good example for the child. Really, Facebook and other media should just overlook these tinfoil-wearing parents complaining about the State exercising good concern for it's citizen and shadowban their comments. They sound like Trump voters.
EDIT: Woah. Looks like I accidentally discovered the 'Hillary Slogan' shortcut (it's carat-H for anyone curious). Fixing. And had to fix twice, because it's Wednesday or something. 
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If I had the patience, my future posts could get vastly more ^A ^N ^N ^O ^Y ^I ^N ^G... 
