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Re: Good luck....if this is true. Unfortunately us teachers have to watch what kids bring in to school to eat because there are many parents that do not. Also certain states are holding schools to certain nutritional standards as well and it is the teacher's duty to make sure that they are being met. It's unfortunate that when I ask some of my students (3rd & 4th graders) what they have for breakfast the common reply is "pop tarts", "a slice of cake" or some other sugar filled product.
It stinks that things are the way they are but you can thank lawsuit happy parents and "No Child Left Behind" for some of the mess we are in. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | said by mccarltone:Also certain states are holding schools to certain nutritional standards as well and it is the teacher's duty to make sure that they are being met. I thought this was with respect to the lunch program. If the school doesn't have vending machines and the school lunch program meets the guidelines, I cannot believe that the teacher/school is accountable for what the child brings from home. |
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| They aren't, and that the above poster would suggest that they are is pure FUD. The most a teacher can do in such a situation, if the teacher had some thought that the parent was causing serious health problems because of the lunch the child was eating, is report it to the local social services. |
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