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WILLIAMSON, W.V. – Students and parents are rallying to the defense of a teacher who is accused of violating federal school snack rules.
The Williamson PreK-8 teacher, who was not identified, would give her students “wrapped candy” as a reward for their hard work and good behavior.
Because the practice was an alleged violation of the federal rules championed by first lady Michelle Obama, Mingo County Schools Director of Child Nutrition Kay Maynard “placed a call to officials at the West Virginia Department of Education to report the incident,” the Williamson Daily News reports.
Maynard also spoke to Williamson PreK-8 principal Shannon Blackburn, telling him about the possibility of a monetary fine for the teacher.
When news spread, parents and student mobilized, collecting pennies to pay the potential fine on the teacher’s behalf.
Administrators at the WVDE decided the teacher’s violation was not a “deliberate attempt” to break Michelle Obama’s rules and said instead of fining the teacher, they required the department to “develop a corrective action plan to include training on child nutrition policies.”
By participating in the National School Lunch Program, the school district must adhere to edicts handed down from Washington, D.C.
Those rules state that food, such as “wrapped candy,” cannot be used as “a reward and it cannot be withheld as a punishment.”
If they’re not strictly followed, schools can be required to return federal school lunch money, be penalized for state and federal food service programs, or make all schools in the county vulnerable to similar punishment.
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Castro just screamed, "I can't adult today. Don't make me adult!" and sprawled out on the feelings carpet. That's okay, Castro. You're 3.
Our kids don't play with Legos. Too creatively restrictive. Toys don't need to be physical.
Scary morning. Chartreuse (11 months) signed "my mind is a prison" in baby sign language and then giggled when Helper Pat screamed.
I don't give a rat's ass about Michelle Obama or her terrible "nutrition" program which does more harm then good. For resisting M. Obama's nonsense, I might support this teacher.
Unfortunately, food rewards are a terrible way to teach children. The food reward is usually sugar, which is addictive and damaging to health. As a child, my parents were big on food rewards, and it's taken years for me to learn to stop reaching for sweets when ever I feel in need of either reward or solace. Food rewards encourage obesity.
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