http://fox8.com/2012/02/15/school-deems-childs-lunch-unhealthy-replaced-with-chicken-nuggets/ (http://fox8.com/2012/02/15/school-deems-childs-lunch-unhealthy-replaced-with-chicken-nuggets/)
QuoteWGHP) — A Hoke County preschooler was fed chicken nuggets for lunch because a state worker felt that her homemade lunch did not have enough nutritional value, according to a report by the Carolina Journal (http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=8762). The West Hoke Elementary School student was in her More at Four classroom when a state employee 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.
The decision was made under consideration of a regulation put in place by the the Division of Child Development and Early Education at the Department of Health and Human Services, which requires all lunches served in pre-kindergarten programs to meet USDA guidelines.
"When home-packed lunches do not include all of the required items, child care providers must supplement them with the missing ones," the Journal reports.
The student's mother told the Journal she received a note from the school about the incident and was charged $1.25 for the cafeteria tray, from which her daughter ate three chicken nuggets.
The note explained how students who did not bring "healthy lunches" would be offered the missing portions and that parents could be charged for the cost of the cafeteria food, the Journal reports.
The mother, who was not identified in the report, expressed concerns about school officials telling her daughter that she wasn't "packing her lunch box properly."
Princesca was telling me about this while we were driving to dinner earlier. :wacko:
Aren't chicken nuggets worse than anything?
Private schooling looks better and better.
WTF!? That packed lunch sounds way better than anything an American school would provide.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on February 15, 2012, 09:41:35 PM
a state employee who was inspecting lunch boxes
This is the piece that I found most disturbing.
Well you post every pit of trivia that makes its way to the net, so I imagined you had skipped this as it would put the spotlight on your liberal agenda.
For the Land of the Free you guys have some pretty screwed up government intervention.
Quote from: crazy canuck on February 15, 2012, 09:56:56 PM
For the Land of the Free you guys have some pretty screwed up government intervention.
This is either an Ohio thing, or a new thing. When I was in school, no 'state employees' went around inspecting lunches. :wacko:
Babyboomers. If the story is true. I see a lot of articles and it was all over talk radio, but I haven't seen any confirmation beyond the original Journal story.
Quote from: Caliga on February 15, 2012, 09:58:51 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on February 15, 2012, 09:56:56 PM
For the Land of the Free you guys have some pretty screwed up government intervention.
This is either an Ohio thing, or a new thing. When I was in school, no 'state employees' went around inspecting lunches. :wacko:
What the fuck. It's north carolina.
I saw 'Cleveland' at the top and assumed it was a story from Cleveland.. :blush:
Quote from: Caliga on February 15, 2012, 10:07:41 PM
I saw 'Cleveland' at the top and assumed it was a story from Cleveland.. :blush:
We are not amused.
Quote from: Neil on February 15, 2012, 09:48:34 PM
Aren't chicken nuggets worse than anything?
They are pretty gross.
Quote from: 11B4V on February 15, 2012, 10:36:24 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 15, 2012, 09:48:34 PM
Aren't chicken nuggets worse than anything?
They are pretty gross.
Don't even try the new McBites; they're even worse.
I recall reading somewhere that this story is pretty much bullshit, or at least not nearly as bad as first reported. I'll see if I can find it somewhere.
Quote from: 11B4V on February 15, 2012, 10:36:24 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 15, 2012, 09:48:34 PM
Aren't chicken nuggets worse than anything?
They are pretty gross.
The ones from Chick-fil-A are great. Though I usually order the strips instead. :mmm:
Quote from: Habbaku on February 15, 2012, 10:55:49 PM
I recall reading somewhere that this story is pretty much bullshit, or at least not nearly as bad as first reported. I'll see if I can find it somewhere.
yes. I imagine it isn't. The story made national and international news, but seems to be based solely on the original article from the Journal, which was based entirely on the letter writte nby the mother. Doesn't look like anybody really spoke to the school.