Posted by
Laura L. Hollis, JD on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7:26:48 AM
Great story
here about a Chicago school that
forbids students to bring lunches from home. A couple of salient quotes:
"Any school that bans homemade lunches also puts more money in the
pockets of the district's food provider, Chartwells-Thompson. The
federal government pays the district for each free or reduced-price
lunch taken, and the caterer receives a set fee from the district per
lunch."
and
"At Little Village, most students must take the meals served in the cafeteria or go hungry or both."
There are a couple of lessons here, Fernando. Learn them well:
1. Any government MANDATE purportedly "for your own good" will always take your rights away, and;
2. Beware government/corporate partnerships -
especially when they are part of a government mandate.
Obamacare, anyone?