The state of California has passed a law that forbids schools from having bake sales for fundraisers. No longer can little Billy or Sarah bring their mommy's cupcakes and snicker doodles to school and sell them for 25 cents so that the math club can afford graphing paper.
When I saw the headline for this story online I tried to think of a reasonable cause for this new law...
Maybe a kid got sick from some undercooked pastry item?
Some teenagers slipped in some "special" brownies as a prank?
Maybe this law is aimed at small businesses not operating with the proper licenses for selling food?
No. None of those are the reason. They passed a law that prevents school children from having bake sales to prevent childhood obesity.
First, I have a huge problem with parents that let their 10 year old tip the scales at 100 pounds. I don't care if it is in their genetics to be obese. Get them outside, skip the trip to McDonald's, and feed them a more balanced meal with fruit and those hated veggies.
Better things to change:
- kid's meals that aren't healthy
- kids not participating in PE (if running makes you out of breath, that's more reason to keep running!)
- video games that will not automatically shut-off after one hour
