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By: April 18 roundup

April 18 roundup — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:13:34 +0000

[…] More on Chicago school that bars home-brought lunches [Adler, Welch, earlier] […]

By: KDP

KDP — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:53:30 +0000

You can have my bologna sandwich when you pry it out of my malnourished hands.

By: Alan K. Henderson

Alan K. Henderson — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:21:17 +0000

blhlls,

Schools will do for food what they did for literature? I blame public schools for my having learned to enjoy reading only after reaching adulthood. Coincidentally, “Dune” was one of my early reads – but it was Heinlein who did the trick.

Wait…Harbert’s? That’s the word the spell-checker plucked.

By: Alan K. Henderson

Alan K. Henderson — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:16:10 +0000

I’m looking forward to seeing some kid fashion a contraption inspired by Frank Harbert’s stillsuits to smuggle root beer into school. Working out the refrigeration could be tricky, though.

By: blhlls

blhlls — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:27:04 +0000

Since the food at the school in question doesn’t taste good to many of the children, the main lesson they are learning is that healthy food doesn’t taste good. Hardly a constructive lesson.

By: mjs

mjs — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:05:48 +0000

Mr Medina’s comment speaks volumes about the current state of parenting in this era and the influence of the nanny state mentality.

By: Mannie

Mannie — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:34:34 +0000

People will get as much of this crap as they are willing to accept.

By: kimsch

kimsch — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:21:05 +0000

In the school lunch story: But parent Miguel Medina said he thinks the “no home lunch policy” is a good one. “The school food is very healthy,” he said, “and when they bring the food from home, there is no control over the food.”

Sorry Mr. Medina, but there is control over the food from home. That’s YOUR job.