Government Threatens to Fine Schools for not Enforcing Michelle Obama’s Lunch Rules

Well, it appears Michelle “Nanny State” Obama and her absurd lunch rules have struck once again.

Apparently the federal government is now taking steps to fine schools that don’t salute the first lady as the supreme leader and bow the knee to her insane lunch program.

Welcome to progressive America.

From Free Beacon:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service issued a proposed rule Monday to codify parts of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was championed by Mrs. Obama.

The regulation would punish schools and state departments with fines for “egregious or persistent disregard” for the lunch rules that imposed sodium and calorie limits and banned white grains.

A West Virginia preschool teacher was threatened with fines for violating the rules by rewarding her students with candy for good behavior in June 2015. The teacher ultimately did not have to pay, but the school had to develop a “corrective action plan” with training on the policies.

The government now seeks to make fines enforceable by regulation. Section 303 of the law requires that the federal government “establish criteria for the imposition of fines” for all the Department of Agriculture’s child food programs.

“Under section 303, the Secretary or a State agency may establish an assessment against any school food authority or school administering the Child Nutrition Programs if the Secretary or the State agency determines that the school or school food authority failed to correct severe mismanagement of any program, failed to correct repeated violations of program requirements, or disregarded a requirement of which they have been informed,” the proposed rule states.

This is a perfect, near textbook example of why big government totally sucks.

Eating school lunches was already not a positive experience for most kids in school, but now they are being served garbage food that I wouldn’t feed to a hog, and this is hurting educational institutions big time.

Tons of money is being wasted on kids throwing out food, which is why many schools are opting not to enforce the lunch rules program, as it doesn’t really benefit anyone. The school loses money on wasted food and students are going to class hungry because of being served a meal that’s a level of nasty never before seen in the history of public education.

What kids eat during lunch is up to the parents, not the government. If a school finds the lunch program isn’t working, they should be able to opt out without fear of punishment.

That’s what living in a free country is all about.

I think it’s about time to abolish the Department of Education altogether and restore authority over education to parents and local communities.