New York Bans School Bake Sales (Sort Of)

[angelatc]

http://www.examiner.com/x-903-NY-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Department-of-Education-outlaws-bake-sales


Citing obesity among school children, the Department of Education has banned bake sales as a part of their new "wellness" policy. Under the new regulations, the student selling of baked goods is prohibited until after 6:00 p.m. on school days. Parent groups, however, are permitted to sell their wares once a month, after lunch hours are over.

Clamping down on fund-raising while slashing budgets. And these people are responsible for educating our kids?!?

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Why would anyone want to live in NY? Oh well, they can't complain they still live there. Stop voting in complete retards, perhaps this wouldn't happen (By DoE, I suppose you meant the Board of Education (County/Municipality/etc.).

[CoreyBowen999]

lol thats laughable. We cant even HAVE food in the school except at lunch.

[NYgs23]

NYC should have stuck with Tammany Hall. They didn't care about running your life, so long as there was enough graft to spread around.

[123tim]

I wonder if N.Y. schools have soda machines in their lunchrooms? I wonder if they have healthy food on their menus?

[angelatc]

I'd be willing to bet that a high percentage of the obese children in New York are on public assistance.