School Fined $15,000 for Selling Soda: Acceptable or Outrageous?
SodaHead Living
2012/05/22 13:00:00
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The federal government is reportedly suing Davis High School in Salt Lake City, Utah for accidentally selling soda to kids during lunch time -- a violation of federal law. The violation is costing the school $0.75 per student (that's about $15,000 total) and forcing it to make budget cuts elsewhere to pay for the offence. Remarkably, some people are upset.
Principal Dee Burton told KUTV, "The rule is vague and open to interpretation. For example, the way the rule reads -- you can buy before lunch starts a carbonated beverage, buy school lunch, sit down in the cafeteria, eat the school lunch and not be in violation ... You can sell Snickers and Milkyway bars because they have nuts and they're nutritious. You can't sell licorice, but you can sell ice-cream ... The misconception is if we don't let kids buy candy and pop, we drive them to the cafeteria, it doesn't drive them to the cafeteria it drives them off campus." Does it sound fair to you?
Principal Dee Burton told KUTV, "The rule is vague and open to interpretation. For example, the way the rule reads -- you can buy before lunch starts a carbonated beverage, buy school lunch, sit down in the cafeteria, eat the school lunch and not be in violation ... You can sell Snickers and Milkyway bars because they have nuts and they're nutritious. You can't sell licorice, but you can sell ice-cream ... The misconception is if we don't let kids buy candy and pop, we drive them to the cafeteria, it doesn't drive them to the cafeteria it drives them off campus." Does it sound fair to you?
Top Opinion
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CUDDLY BUT STILL CRABBY 2012/05/22 14:20:30
What's the matter with selling drinks that taste good but aren't anywhere near as bad for you, like orange, grape and pomegranate juice, or banana protein smoothies (Naked Juice), unsweetened tea, etc?
Normally, I would seek refuge in the Tenth Amendment; except for one thing: Somebody "kissed the ring" of the Federal agencies, probably to get money. Eat the bait, get the HOOK! My solution would be to cut all the ties, fund everything locally, and then be able to tell the DC noodle noses to BUT OUT! Hey, Senator Hatch, how did you let this happen? You're supposed to be Mr. Conservative.
drink plain water and eat whole foods that are not out of a colorful can or box and the weight problem will disappear.
i'm not advocating outlawing pop, but if it were taken off the market, the world would slim down and obesity related diseases would stop.