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Daily Outrage
I've been in a generally outraged mood today, but this particular story provoked me enough that I had to put it here.
A school district in Seminole County, Florida recently decided to take on a sponsor to defray the costs of printing report cards. Now, I guess it's ok to accept sponsors to buy, say, gym equipment, books or other things that promote academic and physical education. But this is ridiculous:
full-size pic here, and story here.
How any school district could do this with a clear conscience is beyond me!
I don't blame Mcdonald's in this scenario. Last time I checked, advertising was a voluntary, mutual agreement. Granted, it's pretty jerky that McDonald's did this after their recent promise not to target products in elementary school, but ultimately they're not responsible for the nutritional health of our children.
The school district is the real stinker here. There's no way to opt out of a report card (o how my high school years would have been different if one could), so every student is subjected to this messaging. Its existence on an official school document suggests implicit approval of the company and its products by the school district. Never mind the healthy eating programs at school; this is what the kids are going to remember!
The really pathetic thing is that the school district received only one complaint (they claim) from parents. Amazing.
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