The Capital Times
Sour sweets: Schools' health push ends fruitful candy sales by Susan Troller
10-6-2007
A Wellness Policy was put into place last year for the Madison School District that affects students from elementary through high school. This Wellness policy forbids the sale of soda, candy, and other unhealthy snacks at schools in Madison. The policy has made it hard for clubs who used candy as there main source of fundraising. AJ Lenz said sales have dropped incredibly from the candy ban. This means a decrease in donations to charity as well as a drop in the amount of money given out to student for scholarships. There is a high demand for these unhealthy snacks. If the kids are not getting these snacks in school it is not very hard to get them other places.
I feel that this Wellness Policy that was put into place is pointless, especially for those in high school. I think it is important for students to learn about health and nutrition, but students in high school should be able to make up their own minds. If they do not get these unhealthy snack in school they will get the outside of school because it is not that hard with stores so close by. I also feel that it does put clubs in an extremely bad position. They are used to raising a lot of money by the sale of candy and they helped a lot of people, but now they unable to do that.
2 comments:
The article discusses how the wellness policy was put into the public schools and the impact it had. The high school I went to had the policy for the last two years and it was unnecessary. I agree with the argument that high school kids should be able to make their own decisions about what to snack on. They are teenagers and should not be forbidden from having candy. Although, I do recognize the obesity problem in America, this is not the solution. High school age children should be able to eat whatever they want, at their own expense, and fundraisers should not suffer. It should be the decisison of the high schoolers.
The article addresses how the wellness policy effects Madison area schools. The wellness policy forbids the selling of candy or soda in schools. The new rule has had a devestating effect on fundrasing for various organizations. I think this rule is rediculous. If highschool aged kids aren't allowed to buy junk food at school, their smart enough to figure out where to get it. Even if the new rule steers them away from an unhealthy diet for the next several years, when they graduate they will go back to their old habits. I understand that our country has an eating problem, but I think we need to be more focused on the emphasis of exercise rather than preventing the unpreventable.
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