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School District Bans Christmas Cookies, Cake, Candy, Soda
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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 Christmascookies, cakes, candy bars, and soda at home and to bring fruits, unsweetened juices, popcorn and raisins instead.

Superintendent Everett Olsen says the ban onholiday 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.

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Paul · less than 1 minute ago
Today's school districts are a complete joke and a major failure to our children and the future of this Great Nation. Americas children have to go to school behind fences with a thing called campus police. Things unheard of when I was a child. If Amercas schools would get back to the basics, prayer back in school true American history not only would we save billions in tax dollars a year but we would save this Great Country.
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Marsha · less than 1 minute ago
As a child I loved the holidays celebrated at school with my friends...all of them!
We brought cookies, candy, you name it..and lots of it! Our Mothers baked fir every one of them.
I can honestly say I am a normal well adjusted adult with wonderful memories of having an opportunity to really enjoy holidays with my friends and teachers also.
We did not have any carrots, broccoli , or anything like that thank God! But we have memories of a few days a year that neither hurt or demented us!
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Wayne · 13 hours ago
Hum. On one hand I can agree, yet shouldn't the parents be involved in this decision too? Although if they've eating school subsidized lunches, then go for it. Bring back an hour of PE everyday too.
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Dennis · 3 hours ago
If you are just trying to be responsible stop micro-managing kid's lives and teach them something!
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Dawn · 3 hours ago
Wayne, absolutely right. Bring back supervised P.E.
A lot of rage and frustration can be released thru
P.E. Holding these treats back during holidays will
just encourage kids to get the same somewhere else.
Let them be kids!!!
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shagphil · 3 hours ago
Oh Please, just tell me what I am to say and do.....that way I won't have to "THINK" for myself. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE save me from MYSELF...isn't that what the government is supposed to do?
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builder · 3 hours ago
shafphil - you hit the nail square on! Too many people just want to be told what to do and not have to think or take care of themselves! Then we have too many people who love power and will do exactly what the lazy ones want, think for them. As to the schools proclaiming they know best, what a bunch of garbage/ They just don't want to use common sense which is becoming very rare these days. Schools are nothing more than indoctrinating houses trying to make more brainless people!!
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Sue · 3 hours ago
They should pay more attention to what they offer for the school lunch program, and only have 1 or 2 parties a year. If 90% of your diet is Fruits, Vegetables, Whole grains, dairy, Protein in the supporting serving and portion sizes than treat yourself occasionally at your parties. Unfortunately the school lunch programs are not great, but instead of changing them to be healthy, the administration decides to regulate the school parties. Also, there is no reason why healthier choices cannot be offered at the parties, but it should be decided by parents, teacher and children.
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barbpatton · 3 hours ago
Just proof again that big brother is firmly entrenched in the education system and will continue to dumb down the American children and turn them into imam hussein's youth army the same way that Hitler did in Germany.
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SEAN MURRY · 3 hours ago
to me it sounds like they are trying to ban Christmas when i was that age we had sweets.
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Valor · 3 hours ago
Common sense died in America years ago. The re-election of these miscreants called politicians time after time and the election of and possible re-election of the most counterfeit, horrible President in our history proves it. How in the name of God can any nation survive when it operates on such abject insanity??
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Pegi · 3 hours ago
Oh Please...we're talking Christmas here! Can't kids be healthy the rest of the year? Big brother is going too far!
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Don · 3 hours ago
THe people of that school district need to get rid of the administration and board members! Its time to stand up against those who want to destroy America!
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DogWithoutSlippers101p · 3 hours ago
Overpayed Un-American, Un-Christian fools grabbing a paycheck at the childrens' expense!
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Jerry M · 3 hours ago
Why didn't he ban Halloween sweets if his true motive is simply promoting a healthy lifestyle? Anyone out there really believe that crap?
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deathtononbelievers · 3 hours ago
teddy k would have benefited from the edit, of telling people what they must not eat.
how many cookie makers will this edit put out of business ?
will anyone really loose any weight because of this edit ?
will the school district now have illegal cookie dealers on the school grounds ?
has superintendent everret olsen ever eaten a (the gods forbid) cookie ?
how long will it take other school districts to also ban cookies ?
how long before the all the massachuttes school districts decide to burn down all the cookie maker buildings ?
is mr e olsen off his medication ?
do i stil live in the USA ?
this school districts action is insane !

inquiring minds want to know.
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OLD DAD · 2 hours ago
WHAT A MAROON. WHAT IS THIS SICK FOOL DOING IF NOT TRYIONG TO SUBSTITUTE HIS JUDGEMENT IN PLACE OF THE PARENTS.
WHEN THE CHRISTMAS PARTY IS PLANNED DO NOT SEND THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IN PROTEST TO THIS CONTROL FREAK.
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Patriot Diva · 2 hours ago
Someone needs to remind our school districts that they work for us, not the other way aroung. I'm so sick of school officials acting like they are the bosses of the parents, when it's our tax dollars that pay their over inflated salaries.
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CAMDENME2 · 2 hours ago
Hmmmm! Just another "REG" by local gov't. We need to not only take back our Country but schools need to drop the "PC" MODE OF OPERATION!!!
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Thomas M · 2 hours ago
Why not let them be children for crying out loud they're being forced fed enough BS by these robot teachers anyway. I fel sorry for my grand children and great grand children as it will only get worst with these government failed schools.
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deanie · 2 hours ago
Here we go again...crap from the OTHER side! Let the kids be kids! What about all the other holidays!! OMG...enough is enough! Certaintly didn't like Michelle OBAMA telling us we had to CHANGE our TRADITIONS & CHANGE what we say! Sounds like dictatorship to me....THEY GOT TO GO!!
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REC · 2 hours ago
It's not totally the diet that's causing obesity in kids. It's the lack of exercise. When my children were young they were out playing, running through the woods, riding their bikes, etc. Now most kids sit in front of a computer playing stupid video games for hours in a day.
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Linda W · 2 hours ago
Once or twice a year the kids can not have sweets? Sounds like they want to ban Christmas and Easter to me, not sweets. If they control the diet of the children the rest of the year what does it matter if they have sweets one day for their party. No, it is control to the max and the side line is political correctness.
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Ray · 2 hours ago
Just one more nail in the coffin of public indoctrination (education). Any parent who has the responsiblity to educate their children should not being trying to accomplish the task in the public schools. This principal is a complete and utter fool trying to hide his disdain for Christianity under the guise of promoting a healthy life style.
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Southern Bell · 2 hours ago
Give me a break. If they cared what the kids ate at school, they wouldn't be feeding them corndogs, chicken nuggets, pizza and tacos. At my daughter's school, they don't even have any vegetables on the menu. Maybe someone needs to start with the school lunch program before they stop the parties. Their Thanksgiving lunch, consisted of a cold turkey sandwich. What kind of meal is that? What happened to Turkey, dressing, green beans and sweet potatoes. Don't tell me they won't eat it either. If it is set in front of them, and they're hungry, they will eat it. A child is gonna eat sweets whether it is at home or school. When they come home hungry from school, they're gonna grab the fastest thing they can get their hands on-candy bars or cokes. This little deal goes back to the Season- they don't want kids to celebrate Christmas!
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