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Chicago Elementary
School Reportedly Bans Lunches Brought From Home
Published April 11, 2011
A public elementary school is under fire from some students and parents
for banning school lunches brought from home, the Chicago Tribune
reports -- a report the school district denies.
Little Village Academy, a public school on Chicago’s West Side,
prohibits students from bringing homemade lunches unless the child has
a medical excuse, according to the newspaper, which quotes school
officials saying the rule is meant to encourage healthful eating, as
students are forced to eat lunches served in the school cafeteria
instead.
School Principal Elsa Carmona told the newspaper that she created the
policy six years ago after observing students bringing “bottles of soda
and flaming hot chips” from home.
“Nutrition wise, it is better for the children to eat at the school,”
she told the Tribune. “It’s about the nutrition and the excellent
quality food that they are able to serve (in the lunchroom). It’s milk
versus a Coke. But with allergies and any medical issue, of course, we
would make an exception.”
The school district, however, denies that such a policy is in place. In
an e-mail statement sent to FoxNews.com, Chicago Public Schools
spokeswoman Monique Bond said that Elsa was “misquoted” in the
newspaper’s report.
“We do not have a policy that prohibits students from bringing
lunch/brown bag from home,” said Bond. “This principal was misquoted.”
“Over the last 6 years, she [Elsa] has tried to promote healthy choices
beyond the classroom environment, hoping to encourage healthier
options, but has never stated that parents were not allowed to send
their children to school with a home lunch.”
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