Frankfurt, KY-Riverside Rainbow Elementary School caught another parent slipping a twinkie through the school yard fence in violation of the school’s new “Fit for Frankfurt” program.
Beth Hornum and her son Dwayne were caught exchanging sugary goods across the schoolyard fence last Thursday at 1:35 PM by hall monitor and 4th grade student Brice Matterson.
The Hornums complied with school regulations for offenders and arrived in the school’s detention hall the following morning at 7 AM.
“I thought I was helping my kid, because he gets depressed without his sugar. Bu I have realized the err of my ways,” Hornum commented on her way out of the detention hall.
At the initiative of School President Scott Kirkland, Riverside Rainbow Elementary implemented “Fit For Frankfurt,” a program intended to keep students and staff healthy by prohibiting fat-containing and sugar-based foods on school grounds. “When additional school funds are going into widening buildings to accommodate obese children, there is a problem,” says Kirkland, who found himself losing out on money each year.
In order to ensure compliance, school security was beefed up to include sugar-detectors that children must pass through upon entering the building as well as random breathalyzers administered to any child in suspect.
Although these efforts were taken to promote a healthy lifestyle, the change has sparked a biting controversy with some parents.
Wanda Dessmond, mother of elementary students Bobby and Kenny, is asking parents to join together and petition the health inspector’s orders. “I think the school has gone too far. We let these schools teach our kids about reading and writing and science. Isn’t that enough?”
In a recent PTA meeting, Wanda presented “The 6 food groups” and urged parents to not neglect the sugar and fast food food groups. As an offering to fellow parents, she handed out cheeseburgers and fries from the local Burger King, where she is general manager.
Riverside Rainbow Elementary says they will not stop their efforts to provide a safer eating environment for the student. The school is working with African cities where people spend less than 50 cents a day on meals and remain fit enough to get in and out of hut doors.
V.P. Kirkland summarizes the issue: “If you and your kids don’t like it, take your fat asses elsewhere.”
Beth Hornum and her son Dwayne were caught exchanging sugary goods across the schoolyard fence last Thursday at 1:35 PM by hall monitor and 4th grade student Brice Matterson.
The Hornums complied with school regulations for offenders and arrived in the school’s detention hall the following morning at 7 AM.
“I thought I was helping my kid, because he gets depressed without his sugar. Bu I have realized the err of my ways,” Hornum commented on her way out of the detention hall.
At the initiative of School President Scott Kirkland, Riverside Rainbow Elementary implemented “Fit For Frankfurt,” a program intended to keep students and staff healthy by prohibiting fat-containing and sugar-based foods on school grounds. “When additional school funds are going into widening buildings to accommodate obese children, there is a problem,” says Kirkland, who found himself losing out on money each year.
In order to ensure compliance, school security was beefed up to include sugar-detectors that children must pass through upon entering the building as well as random breathalyzers administered to any child in suspect.
Although these efforts were taken to promote a healthy lifestyle, the change has sparked a biting controversy with some parents.
Wanda Dessmond, mother of elementary students Bobby and Kenny, is asking parents to join together and petition the health inspector’s orders. “I think the school has gone too far. We let these schools teach our kids about reading and writing and science. Isn’t that enough?”
In a recent PTA meeting, Wanda presented “The 6 food groups” and urged parents to not neglect the sugar and fast food food groups. As an offering to fellow parents, she handed out cheeseburgers and fries from the local Burger King, where she is general manager.
Riverside Rainbow Elementary says they will not stop their efforts to provide a safer eating environment for the student. The school is working with African cities where people spend less than 50 cents a day on meals and remain fit enough to get in and out of hut doors.
V.P. Kirkland summarizes the issue: “If you and your kids don’t like it, take your fat asses elsewhere.”
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