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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:42 AM Original message |
Cupcakes out! West Babylon schools ban home-baked goodies |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. There are still schools that allow that? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. But notice you CAN bring in fruits - which someone could mess with ahead of time |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Spike the oranges |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. You can't even do that at my kids schools. |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Just today |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder if the commercially packaged snack industry gave the Board a lot of money... |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. "commercially packaged" is what stood out for me. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. I bet those commercially packaged snack people have some nice vending machines in those schools. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. "Children losing out on something they enjoy?" Whatever. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Well parents could have their kids opt out of that, back when they had a choice (nt) |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The point is, they shouldn't have to. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
6. We banned school-prepared goodies |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
8. I can accept the ban on cupcakes, but no the 'out-lawing' of home produced snacks. Is there a reason |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. The reason my kids school district would give you... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Wow, just wow! Since my son's been out of school since 1988, I had no idea. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. In some states (and I don't know if NY is one of them) ... |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. Cant have anyone interfering with the corporate masters right to sell sugar at schools |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. I remember my mom bringing homemade cupcakes to my grade school class on my birthday. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. Yet another childhood apocalypse I managed to live through. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I bet you rode a bike without NFL quality helment and pads too |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. And I remember our teachers smoking in the lounge and on play ground |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Lucky really |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. My science teacher actually let us push a blob of mercury around on a table in class one day! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. we ate vegetables out of the garden without washing them. we'd pick them |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Statistically, you're dead, too. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. bet you didn't know anyone with peanut or dairy or other allergies that seems to be |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. I knew kids with allergies to various things. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. The problem with some allergies is that they are so severe that eating the food isn't necessary |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. Low fat? |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
15. Prepackaged food is so much healthier and cheaper than |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. Open your lunchbox! We're the Food Police! |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
20. Looks like enough of our generation got away. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
23. we haven't ever been able to bring any homemade stuff since my 10 year old started school. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
25. Our schools have had that ban ever since my kids have been attending. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. School used to be fun to go to. No wonder so many home school now (like me) |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Yep -- Kids are over-scheduled and over sheltered. |
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Blue State Blues (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
28. The pre-packaged rule is usually about food allergies |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
29. what took them so long? |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. "A local student, Jerry Toklas, has registered his official complaint..." |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. Oh, no: another Babylonian Captivity! |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
41. The "Commercially Packaged" requirement does not bother me at all. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
42. It is only a matter of time... |
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