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In article <J_dMe.1876$hF1.1232@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>, Uncle
Jimbo <jimbo@hunting.killing.net> wrote:

> "Tim May" <timcmay@removethis.got.net> wrote...
> > Government may no more regulate what kind of food is served in local
> > schools or advertised (spoken about) than they may regulate the sizes
> > and shapes of furniture, the kinds and colors of clothing, or anything
> > else outside the powers specifically granted them (power to make war,
> > power to regulate commerce amongst the states, etc.)
> 
> Well, actually they could regulate school food and they do.  If the schools
> are public schools, the government running them has every right to decide
> what to serve the students.  

I mainly meant the Federal Government, as they are the ones regulating
school lunch programs. This is clearly unconstitutional (as is the
entire "Department of Education" or HEW or HHS or whatever permuation
it may be called by).

Even states should not run schools. It used to be that counties and
"school districts" did. 

The situation where legislators in distant capitals and in Washington
could decide what was served in schools is bad for a lot of reasons.

(As I said in another post, even the tofu and sprouts crowd here, who
are arguing for a government food pyramid of their liking, should
realize that it was this government control that gave us the emphasis
on "Salisbury steak" and "chiliburgers" and on, probably, way too many
dairy products in school diets. Think about this when you argue that
Senator Jesse Helms ought to be able to tell your kids what they must
eat in school lunches.)

But as for public schools in general, all of my friends (at least the
bunch I can think of right now that have school-age kids) have their
kids in private schools. Whether Catholic, Montessori, Mount Madonna,
Siliesian Sisters, Monte Vista Christian Academy, whatever, these are
the private schools they put their kids in. No gladiator schools for
their kids. And hence no USDA-Required lunches.

The time for public schools ended a long time ago, especially once
"locality" was lost (with busing of kids to balance races and to bring
down high-achieving Asians and whites). Whatever arguments once existed
for the "community school" are now long gone, what with dozens of
choices. All that exists now is taking from the rich to give to the
poor. Which I despise, but still better to just steal from the rich but
let everyone choose where to spend their vouchers. Eliminate public
schools completely.

Your next amusing point"

> They could not, however, ban food the child's
> parents packed in a bag lunch (except perhaps alcohol).  

Au contrare. Local school districts have been banning things in bag
lunches (not just alcohol and tobacco). Even as they install "revenue
centers" (soda machines, which they get a percentage of).

The local public school district nearest to me (Pajaro Unified)
attempted to ban "junk food" in bag lunches. Some parents called the
district and threatened any teachers who took their kids' food with
"bodily harm." The district contacted the District Attorney, who said
the threats probably weren't real (fucking idiots...of course they were
real...you steal my kid's food, it's an honor to take you out with a
sniper rifle from a safe distance) but suggested that the
"confiscation" was unconstitutional. 

(Do you doubt me? Google on "freedom pajaro junk food")

Fact is, this is what Big Mother is leading us towards. 


--Tim May