Another headline doesn’t match the article about a Chicago school which bans packed lunch unless the student has a medical excuse for dietary restriction. Religious dietary restrictions are not mentioned, so it’s interesting to think of what Muslim kids would do with the pork weenies. Is fish being served on Fridays? Likely the Chicago Tribune reporter did not have enough social background to formulate such questions and address them in the article.
School’s food is the only option for some kids – chicagotribune.com.
Principal, Elsa Carmona has a mission to “protect students from their own unhealthful food choices”. The policy is said to have been in formulated six years ago, but has only become newsworthy today. Perhaps it was noticed that government picks up the tab for much of the food served at the school. The article notes that most of the food taken by the students is being thrown away.
