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Beware the State Lunch Police.

  • tk421
    There you go, the government knows best. No, you can't have that turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, and apple juice, eat these chicken nuggets instead.

    http://myfox8.com/2012/02/14/nc-preschooler-fed-nuggets-because-packed-lunch-wasnt-healthy/

    http://www.examiner.com/strange-news-in-national/government-knows-best-protecting-our-preschoolers-from-mom-s-homemade-lunches

    Now, this probably IS political and should be in the politics forum, but is anyone liberal or conservative going to say that they agree with this state agent's decision?
    The West Hoke Elementary School student was in her More at Four classroom when a state agent who was inspecting lunch boxes decided that her packed lunch — which consisted of a turkey and cheese sandwich, a banana, apple juice and potato chips — “did not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines,” the Journal reports.
    We have state agents inspecting school children's lunch boxes now? Yeah, people call me paranoid when I think the government is intrusive.
  • dwccrew
    My guess is that her lunch did not meet Dept. of Agriculture guidelines.
  • ernest_t_bass
    ccrunner609;1086277 wrote:what the state agent should of been doing was making all the kids eat the tray lunch that the taxpayers end up paying for half the time instead of them throwing most of the food in the trash. School funded food is such a waist of money. Most kids dont eat their lunches anyway. I see hundreds of servings of veggies and fruits on a daily basis hit the trash.

    With half the students getting a free lunch (paid by taxpayers), schools should institute a policy that all kids that are on a free and reduced lunch program should be made to sit and eat all of it.

    Should *have
  • THE4RINGZ
    When I was in elementary school (1970's), you had to eat everything on your tray prior to going out to recess. Teachers would come around and check your tray, including your milk carton before releasing you.

    And the school cook liked to make stewed tomatoes.

    Seems like we were being denied our civil rights in retrospect.
  • Mulva
    How are chicken nuggets a vegetable?
  • tk421
    How are chicken nuggets more healthy than turkey and cheese on whole wheat bread?
  • jmog
    I'm sure the liberals on here will have some excuse.
  • BGFalcons82
    Remember, it takes a village to raise a child. I wonder what they did to the kid that brought PB & J, potato chips and a Coke? That would have necessitated a search warrant for his parent's house trailer so they could find guns, a Gadsden flag, and a Bible. At least that way they'd get his family on the terrorism suspect list and they could hold them indefinitely in prison without representation on the American battlefield.

    Isn't Ameritopia grand?
  • redstreak one
    Ohio has recently instituted a bmi check for kids in grades K, 3rd, 7th and 9th I think, could be wrong on the exact grades. Our school sent home a form to sign to have your child tested. You could opt out of the test and I did. They are my children, keep them safe as possible on the bus, and at school and present them with the material needed to pass each grade level and stay out of everything else in my childs life.

    This is scary, someone went through the kids lunch and denied them eating it. I would be furious if I were these parents. A government ran agency going into my kids personal property!
  • Little Danny
    THE4RINGZ;1086366 wrote:When I was in elementary school (1970's), you had to eat everything on your tray prior to going out to recess. Teachers would come around and check your tray, including your milk carton before releasing you.

    And the school cook liked to make stewed tomatoes.

    Seems like we were being denied our civil rights in retrospect.
    I had to respond to this because that was the way it was in my school as well. You just knew that if you didn't eat everything, you were going to miss recess so you ate it anyway (I do recall a few instances where I got a kid who sat next to me to eat something for me so I could clear my plate).

    Sometimes the good old days were actually better.
  • Little Danny
    redstreak one;1086534 wrote:Ohio has recently instituted a bmi check for kids in grades K, 3rd, 7th and 9th I think, could be wrong on the exact grades. Our school sent home a form to sign to have your child tested. You could opt out of the test and I did. They are my children, keep them safe as possible on the bus, and at school and present them with the material needed to pass each grade level and stay out of everything else in my childs life.

    This is scary, someone went through the kids lunch and denied them eating it. I would be furious if I were these parents. A government ran agency going into my kids personal property!
    Agreed. I have no problem for these agents to ensure the food being served at the school cafeteria are up to snuff, but they have no right to search a packed lunch from home. If a parent wants to pack their kid a twinkie, that is their choice.
  • redstreak one
    Little Danny;1086540 wrote:I had to respond to this because that was the way it was in my school as well. You just knew that if you didn't eat everything, you were going to miss recess so you ate it anyway (I do recall a few instances where I got a kid who sat next to me to eat something for me so I could clear my plate).

    Sometimes the good old days were actually better.
    I had a 2nd grade teacher who made you open your milk first, before you even took a bite! She said that was the proper table manners. Unfortunately the good ole ways were abused by a very small percentage of those in power and now the power struggle has flip flopped. The kids and government run everything! lol
  • QuakerOats
    When you give power to liberal elites, this is what you get.
  • bigdaddy2003
    What a joke. I heard a stat the other day that like 70 percent of kids are obese in this country. My brother's middle child was recently placed in the obese category. She is almost 8 years old and weighs like 60 lbs. If you saw her you would ask if I was joking but I'm not. She is rail thin. Whoever is setting the standards for what is considered obese is a crazy person apparently.
  • FatHobbit
    redstreak one;1086534 wrote:Ohio has recently instituted a bmi check for kids in grades K, 3rd, 7th and 9th I think,
    BMI is fucking stupid
    bigdaddy2003;1086574 wrote:What a joke. I heard a stat the other day that like 70 percent of kids are obese in this country. My brother's middle child was recently placed in the obese category. She is almost 8 years old and weighs like 60 lbs. If you saw her you would ask if I was joking but I'm not. She is rail thin. Whoever is setting the standards for what is considered obese is a crazy person apparently.
    My daughter was a little chunky a couple of years ago (I'm guessing when she was 11-12) but she hit a growth spurt, got a little taller and she is now height weight proportionate. BMI is fucking stupid and I think it's even worse to apply it to kids who are going through growth spurts and have constantly changing bodies.
  • Devils Advocate
    If you actually read the article, the child was given an entire tray lunch that met the guidlines.

    The kid chose only to eat the mcnuggets.

    This is a pre school and attendance is not compulsory. If mommy don't like it, she can take her kid some where else.
  • jmog
    Devils Advocate;1086616 wrote:If you actually read the article, the child was given an entire tray lunch that met the guidlines.

    The kid chose only to eat the mcnuggets.

    This is a pre school and attendance is not compulsory. If mommy don't like it, she can take her kid some where else.
    You can't be serious with this being "ok" for the government to intrude into a 4 year old's lunch that was packed by her mother and deem it not healthy enough. ESPECIALLY when the lunch included a turkey/chease sandwich, banana, apple juice, and OH NO CHIPS.
  • Devils Advocate
    jmog;1086617 wrote:You can't be serious with this being "ok" for the government to intrude into a 4 year old's lunch that was packed by her mother and deem it not healthy enough. ESPECIALLY when the lunch included a turkey/chease sandwich, banana, apple juice, and OH NO CHIPS.
    I never said I was OK with it. Again the mom has a choice on where to send her kid if she does not like the rules. or conversly she could attempt to change the rules.

    The school f'd up when they didn't provide a veggie as PER thier rules. The nuggets has nothing to do with it.

    If the school has rules, it is up to the parent to make sure that thier child complies. If the school says they want the kid bathed and dressed, THATS THE RULES.

    If the school says they want the kid there on time THATS THE RULES.

    You don't have to like them, you just have to deal with it.

    A child in school has many of it's rights taken away. This should not be a suprise.
  • queencitybuckeye
    You appear to prefer a uniform policy of brown shirts.
  • jmog
    Devils Advocate;1086659 wrote:I never said I was OK with it. Again the mom has a choice on where to send her kid if she does not like the rules. or conversly she could attempt to change the rules.

    The school f'd up when they didn't provide a veggie as PER thier rules. The nuggets has nothing to do with it.

    If the school has rules, it is up to the parent to make sure that thier child complies. If the school says they want the kid bathed and dressed, THATS THE RULES.

    If the school says they want the kid there on time THATS THE RULES.

    You don't have to like them, you just have to deal with it.

    A child in school has many of it's rights taken away. This should not be a suprise.
    Dress codes, being on time, etc are a completely different area than telling the parent what their kid is allowed to eat or not eat.

    Also, school lunch rules apply to the school supplied lunches ONLY, they do NOT apply to what a kid brings in for a packed lunch from home.
  • ernest_t_bass
    In my daughter's old daycare, if you did not supply a certain food group, the daycare would provide the child with one, and charge you on your weekly bill. It makes you pay more attention to what is is the lunch. The daycares are facing strict mandates from the powers that be, so they want to make sure every kid has the right amount, or they will get reduced funding, etc.

    This story, though... asinine.
  • Devils Advocate
    jmog;1086730 wrote:Dress codes, being on time, etc are a completely different area than telling the parent what their kid is allowed to eat or not eat.

    Also, school lunch rules apply to the school supplied lunches ONLY, they do NOT apply to what a kid brings in for a packed lunch from home.
    Again, This probably was not a suprise to mother. If She does not like it, She has a choice to withdraw her child.

    The school regulates what childeren are aloud to eat or drink anyway ( no pop or candy )

    AND THIS IS A PRESCHOOL. The KID does not have to go.
  • queencitybuckeye
    Devils Advocate;1086740 wrote:Again, This probably was not a suprise to mother. If She does not like it, She has a choice to withdraw her child.
    or she can choose to fight a government entity (which this school is) that has overstepped its authority.
    The school regulates what childeren are aloud to eat or drink anyway ( no pop or candy )
    Not true. While a school may certain choose only to sell "healthy" food and drink, a child may take and consume any food item he and his parents wish. The only exception to this of which I'm aware involves banning items due to another child's extreme allergy to a food.
    AND THIS IS A PRESCHOOL.
    It is a public school.
    The KID does not have to go.
    I'd be happy to read the portion of the constitution or statute that makes this relevant to a government entity's ability to set such rules. This is not a private business. That the parents have a choice in no way negates the fact that the child has a right to attend the program, nor does it give the institution some special power to make up any set of rules it sees fit.
  • Con_Alma
    A school who receives State money specifically for lunches must not provide certain items in their lunch menu. This is not limited to public schools. Some private and parachial schools receive State money for lunches also.

    They have no right to restrict what a child brings form home to eat.
  • Devils Advocate
    You guys are so predictable, that it's laughable.....