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  • Brown Bag Ban: Fed Gov Tells Preschool Parents No Lunch From Home Without a Doctor’s Note

    10/23/2013 8:51:52 AM PDT · by IbJensen · 82 replies
    DC Clothesline ^ | 10/23/2013 | Daisy Luther
    It looks like the days of trading half of your peanut butter and jelly sandwich for half of your best friendÂ’s ham sandwich may soon be over if the federal government has anything to do with it. A Richmond, Virginia mother received the following note, telling her not to pack a lunch for her pre-school age child. (source: Momdot.com) Dear Parents, I have received word from Federal Programs Preschool pertaining to lunches from home. Parents are to be informed that students can only bring lunches from home if there is a medical condition requiring a specific diet, along with...
  • In Seattle, the terms 'citizen' and 'brown bag' are now offensive

    08/02/2013 5:13:44 PM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 41 replies
    UPI ^ | August 2, 2013 | KRISTEN BUTLER
    Public information officers for the City of Seattle have been advised to stop using the terms "citizen" and "brown bag" -- as in brown-bag lunch -- saying they could be offensive to some city residents. Elliott Bronstein of the Office for Civil Rights circulated the memo encouraging government employees to avoid using the potentially offensive terms.