High School's Foodservice Finances Hit by Brown-Bagging Protest Movement

A student-initiated "brown-bagging" movement to protest increased prices, reduced portions and federally mandated menu restrictions has impacted the finances of the foodservice department at Plum (PA) High School

A student-initiated "brown-bagging" movement to protest increased prices, reduced portions and federally mandated menu restrictions has impacted the finances of the foodservice department at Plum (PA) High School, reports the Plum-Oakmont Patch. The movement initially dropped daily lunch counts from 900 to 200, causing reductions in labor allocations. Counts picked up somewhat about a week later to around 500 a day.

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Anonymous (not verified)
on Sep 10, 2012

This is happening at lots of schools. The intent of the govt. to provide healthier choices is a good one, but mandating that the student must take a fruit or vegetable doesn't mean they will eat it. Waste has increased tremendously at our school. If you figure the students are in the school building 16% of their entire year, (you do the math) it is not our fault there are obese students in our schools. I have yet to see students come back skinner in the fall than they left in the spring!

Anonymous (not verified)
on Sep 10, 2012

I applaud the student for taking initiative to stand up and fight back

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