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Westford Students Told To Leave The Christmas Cookies At Home
CBS Boston ^ | December 15, 2011 | CBS

Posted on 12/15/2011 11:23:20 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

WESTFORD (CBS) – Westford school officials are getting tough on classroom holiday parties.

They’re banning sugary snacks and sweetened beverages from the celebrations this year.

Students are being told to leave the Christmas cookies, cakes, candy bars, and soda at home and to bring fruits, unsweetened juices, popcorn and raisins instead.

Superintendent Everett Olsen says the ban on holiday sweets has nothing to do with being politically correct, rather, his motive is simply promoting a healthy lifestyle.

“We aren’t trying to take the Christmas out of Christmas. We’re not trying to take the enjoyment out of children’s lives. We’re just trying to act responsible,” he told WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Mike Macklin.

The school’s goal is to avoid the types of sweets that pile on empty calories and contribute to childhood obesity.

School officials say they’re also hoping to protect the growing number of children with severe food allergies.

The new policy comes as schools across Massachusetts get set to implement stricter state-mandated food policies aimed at reducing child obesity.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: ban; bastardos; children; christmas; cookies; dogooders; idiots; nannystate; publicschools; sinverguenzas; sweets
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1 posted on 12/15/2011 11:23:27 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Eric Blair 2084; SheLion; Gabz; Hank Kerchief; 383rr; libertarian27; traviskicks; bamahead; CSM; ...

Here we go again!

Nanny State PING!


2 posted on 12/15/2011 11:25:49 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Occupy DC General Assembly: We are Marxist tools. WE ARE MARXIST TOOLS!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Are they messing with the cookies? This... Means... WAR!


3 posted on 12/15/2011 11:26:45 PM PST by Moose Burger
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Yup, nothing says “Christmas” like a bag of raisens and a nice drink of water.


4 posted on 12/15/2011 11:27:08 PM PST by hsalaw
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

7 Words:

Get the students into private Christian schools.


5 posted on 12/15/2011 11:27:23 PM PST by DNA.2012
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To: DNA.2012

that can be expensive..i’m all for it but for a time i had

3 in private schools

and 2 in private colleges

over 100,000 per year total

i could not do that now in this economy

which is why we moved to a more conservative yet imperfect still rural county

but here’s a newsflash:

private church schools can be PC and intolerable in ways too

learned that too...


6 posted on 12/15/2011 11:34:26 PM PST by wardaddy (Michelle, Sarah, Perry now Newt over Mitt.....that is how I've seen it and it's where we are)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“We aren’t trying to take the Christmas out of Christmas”

Surrrrre you’re not.

B$trds.


7 posted on 12/15/2011 11:34:38 PM PST by RedCell (Honor thy Father (9/6/07) - Semper Fi / "...it is their duty, to throw off such government...")
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
We aren’t trying to take the Christmas out of Christmas. We’re not trying to take the enjoyment out of children’s lives

LIARS!!! Why not just the have an assembly and tell all the kids that Santa, the Easter Bunny,the Cupid Kid, and the Tooth Fairy were all killed in a alcohol involved accident on the local interstate. The end justifies the means.
8 posted on 12/15/2011 11:48:03 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I remember when I was growing up in daBronx, this time of year the el that carries the #2 trains over White Plains Rd would be adorned with Christmas lights, wreaths, Menorahs, etc. This was also done on other sections of the subway system throughout NYC. Just imagine the uproar if the MTA were to allow such a blatant "governmental sponsorship of religion" today! Also, here's a dirty little secret, us gubmint workers not only get paid for Christmas, but unlike other holidays were we get 2X base pay for working those days, anyone who works on Christmas day gets 2.5X base pay. I dare the ACLU and any atheists to file court breifs to end this practice. I DOUBLE DOG dare them!
9 posted on 12/15/2011 11:52:11 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“We aren’t trying to take the Christmas out of Christmas. We’re not trying to take the enjoyment out of children’s lives. We’re just trying to act responsible,” he told WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Mike Macklin.

Somebody buy Superintendent Everett Olsen an adverb.

And a clue.

10 posted on 12/15/2011 11:54:55 PM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Superintendent Everett Olsen says the ban on holiday sweets has nothing to do with being politically correct, rather, his motive is simply promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Say what?

Gee Whiz, we had candy and cookies and pop and all that at the holidays. It was the rest of the year we didn't live on them...

11 posted on 12/16/2011 12:26:07 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Many teachers I know obviously never laid off any snacks!


12 posted on 12/16/2011 12:57:25 AM PST by MacMattico
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cookie-mouthful.jpg
Superintendent Everett Olsen

13 posted on 12/16/2011 1:03:39 AM PST by wolficatZ (Squeal like a pig. Yeehaw!)
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To: wardaddy

“private church schools can be PC and intolerable in ways too

learned that too...”

So did we.


14 posted on 12/16/2011 1:10:19 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: raygun

That was a very erratic, illiterate, counterproductive, and nonsensical rant.


16 posted on 12/16/2011 2:12:32 AM PST by DNA.2012
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

They declared war on culture. But in return we got more laws than even a lawyer can shake a stick at. And the same goes for taxes. How many pages long is the tax code?

Fast and dirty Google search

http://www.trygve.com/taxcode.html

According to the US Government Printing Office, it’s 13,458 pages in total. The full text of Title 26 of the United States Code (the part written by Congress—available for an additional $179) is a mere 3,387 printed pages, bringing the adjusted gross page count to 16,845.

Everybody’s a criminal! And for all that money forked over, heaven help the kid who brings his mama’s home-baked cookies to school!


17 posted on 12/16/2011 2:19:24 AM PST by Youaskedforit
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To: Impala64ssa
Also, here's a dirty little secret, us gubmint workers not only get paid for Christmas, but unlike other holidays were we get 2X base pay for working those days, anyone who works on Christmas day gets 2.5X base pay.

Well, that's not true if you're a government worker like me. Since I wear green pajamas with velcro patches, and tan combat boots to work, I get paid the same, regardless.

18 posted on 12/16/2011 2:47:50 AM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

If you are still sending your kids to the public indoctorination center don’t be suprised they come back as liberal idiots. And please don’t tell me that your public school is different. It isn’t, you just don’t see all the liberal crap unless you go behind the doors every day.


19 posted on 12/16/2011 3:23:31 AM PST by King_Corey (www.kingcorey.com -- Twitter @KingCorey_Com)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I teach in a primary school, second grade. I can tell you that if we load up their plates w/ raisins & fruit next week............the little angels will rise up in rebellion.

It’s a party, how clueless can people be??????????????? Some people can kill a party just by thinking about it!


20 posted on 12/16/2011 3:43:17 AM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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