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Teachers could lose their Fritos

Save the Poor Defenseless Child | 9:39 a.m. Sept. 8, 2007

We must SAVE people from themselves!!!

The state should also ban scissors and paper so kids can't accidentally cut themselves on it, and don't forget how dangerous pencils can be. Erasers can burn kids, and they have a sharp tip too.

We should also ban counting bears and blocks. Heaven forbid some poor child swallows one!!!

And desks too!!! Kids would be safer without any desks to bump into the classroom. Better yet the floor and walls of schools should be padded.

Ridiculous | 11:29 a.m. Sept. 8, 2007

The state is trying to control what teachers eat? I can't believe it. Are they going to track my grocery bills, too? Are there certain places I can't eat because a student might see me and the place carries unhealthy food? I don't drink pop or get food from the faculty lodge vending machines, but I don't think teachers should have this choice taken away from them. The students aren't even allowed in there! I have NO food in my classroom! Am I going to have to fill out a daily form informing them of what I have consumed in the last 24 hours? How about the State Board of Education? Do they have any vending machines? This whole thing is RIDICULOUS! Ever heard of free agency?

Hypocrisy? | 8:16 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

Hypocrisy? Are you kidding me? Our teachers deserve better than this.

Denis Morrill and all the other State Board of Education members need to pick their moments to talk about hypocrisy. We should talk about the boardï¿½s hypocrisy regarding more important issues than worrying about what teachers eat in the faculty lounge.

No more chocolate chip cookies for Denisï¿½

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Craig | 10:00 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

And teachers still oppose vouchers? Ridiculous. You'd think after stories like this teachers would be the ones fighting for vouchers, so there will be more private school jobs for them.

Anonymous | 12:03 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

The Voucher Law isn't going to be supported by teachers because the special interest groups haven't bought them like the State Legislature. Not to mention teachers know the math involved make Vouchers the most expensive educational experiment ever suggested. Then consider that vouchers have few standards that ensure a quality education and you can see Craig, that few teachers are going to support this voucher plan.

Had Vouchers been written clearly, with proper accounting for money being spent perhaps teachers would support them. But one only has to look at the bill and see what a financial waste vouchers could be.

mom | 7:21 a.m. Sept. 10, 2007

ridiculous as usual. adults do not need to be protected from themselves. I would have my diet pepsi if I had to bring it myself. Wait, I do. So there.

Tom | 7:54 a.m. Sept. 10, 2007

I don't think that not having fritos would make it so teachers would support vouchers. Because with vouchers some children would leave schools, less children less WPUs and therefore less teachers because class size would stay the same and not go down. No, teachers would be laid off. They then might have to get jobs in private schools where they would make less and have no job security. Not having fritos would be bad but not having a job would be worse.

Faye | 8:57 a.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Are teachers really that attached to their chips and candy? They should bring it from home if they need it that badly. I think if they are going to ban junk food for students, teachers should follow along as well.

Huh | 9:28 a.m. Sept. 10, 2007

How did this issue degnerate into a voucher debate. I agree with the posts that wonder why the state board thinks it needs to regulate how adults chose to live their lives -- or are they afraid teachers will subsidize their meager incomes by creating a black market for potato chips and Pepsi. Good grief. The state board must have taken some lessons from Jordan's board for stupidity.

What?? | 2:18 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Yeah! Make teachers and students equal. It ticks me off that they have offices and desks and i only have a locker. And they have a lounge and we don't. And they don't have to pay to get into the games and we do. And they get PAID to be in school.And they have keys and can get in on weekends and we can't. And we have to do what they say and call them Mr. or Mrs. C'mon, let's make it all equal. Or should reason prevail?

Johnny Duchesne | 2:27 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

When snacks are outlawed, only outlaws will have snacks.

Holy cow | 3:22 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Guess I need to quit teaching and go take that truck driving job so I can double my income, and be allowed to eat what I want.
What a load of crap.

Nonsense | 4:28 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Treat teachers as adults and as the professionals that they are. Good grief!

randf | 6:49 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

you better ban teachers from driving to work also, so not as to tempt those poor kids to steal a car and drive to school.

To Faye | 11:03 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Itï¿½s not whether junk food is bad for you, it is about the board of education telling adults what they can and cannot eat!

What's next? Teachers can't read the classics at work because the board thinks books are bad?

Anonymous | 8:46 a.m. Sept. 11, 2007

Faye
Health is the minor issue here. The larger issue is the government's authority to legislate something that is none of their business vs. individual rights. Big Brother is watching.....

Frank | 10:32 a.m. Sept. 11, 2007

I wonder if anyone else has to deal with this. My out of country high school only offered toast and yogurt at the only snack bar and I never heard a complaint. Of the few schools Ive seen outside the US I've never encountered so much as a vending machine on campus. Not that it seems fair to do a general ban all of a sudden either.

Buck stops where? | 7:34 a.m. Sept. 12, 2007

We are messing with individuals basic right to choose. Offer the good stuff too but let the kids and the teachers make the choice. Goes back to responsibility and accountability. Its not the snacks that are the problem nearly as much as lack of physical activity. And that includes teachers and kids alike.

Missy | 1:39 p.m. Sept. 15, 2007

While we are at it, let's ban junk food in all public buildings. After all, we don't want state senators setting a bad example for our children.

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