The Journal Times recently reported that the proposed soda ban, part of the district’s new Wellness Policy, is placed on hold due to an outstanding 10-year contract with Pepsi.
What the news article failed to mention is that there is a federal mandate that all schools must have written wellness policies in place by July 1st of this year.I guess the decision to still sell soda in the vending machines must be okay, even with the federal mandates.
The federal mandates states all school districts must have a written wellness policy, but does that mean we have to follow those written policies?
It would appear, by the decision of RUSD to keep selling soda in the vending machines, that it must be enough to simply have a policy ( even if the policy is not enforced)!
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It appears (once again) that Dr. Hicks & other administrative employees have not completed their homework.
Perhaps they need to hire (yet another) consultant to teach them about federal rules & regulations 101. Hmmm, I guess Dr. Hicks & Nick Alioto missed that particular bus!
Or maybe they are arrogant enough to believe that these rules are not for them to follow.
What I want to know is why they signed a 10 year contract with Pepsi in the first place, and what on earth does it have to do with education?
Pepsi provides thousands of dollars to our schools (and many other districts across the nation)in exchange for exclusivity in the vending machines.
Consider it a district "fundraiser"...
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