We also have a wellness policy that dictates that students can't bring in sugary snacks and at the elementary level, treats must be pre-packaged and healthy. (no more home baked cup cakes or cookies) (suggestions to parents were granola bars, small bags of dried fruit -that sort of thing. The pop machines have left and I figure it will be a matter of time for the staff to have to go by those rules as well.

As this is being addressed, students are still sneaking in pop, candy & chips into the school and hiding it in their lockers. There is of yet consequences regarding punishment for students to be established other than taking it away for the day and giving it back at the end of the day. They don't show up for before/after school detention and you can't pull them out of class during the day to server detention because of the credit issue. You can't pull a student out of a class that they earn a credit from with the exception being an in-school suspension of 3 days or out of school which can be 3-10 days depending upon the issue.

So, even though the staff has to model the healthy behavior, the students don't really have to and getting some parents to cooperate is difficult.

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