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originally posted by: stirling
Is the Federal government constitutionally allowed to ban such things as bake sales?
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: stirling
Is the Federal government constitutionally allowed to ban such things as bake sales?
They have not banned bake sales. Schools just can't have them during school hours on school property or during the week, UNLESS they meet certain (low sugar) standards.
Did you read your link?
originally posted by: Metallicus
What gives government the right to legislate those standards?
That means the Federal contribution to elementary and secondary education is about 10.8 percent, which includes funds not only from the Department of Education (ED) but also from other Federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services' Head Start program and the Department of Agriculture's School Lunch program.
Although ED's share of total education funding in the U.S. is relatively small, ED works hard to get a big bang for its taxpayer-provided bucks by targeting its funds where they can do the most good. This targeting reflects the historical development of the Federal role in education as a kind of "emergency response system," a means of filling gaps in State and local support for education when critical national needs arise.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: stirling
Like the need to tell parents what to feed kids?
NO ONE is telling parents what to feed their kids. Are you serious?
Jesus! The right-wing propaganda machine is hard at work, here...