By providing a healthy lunch each school day at low or no cost, NSLP lifts a major financial burden off millions of low-income families across the state, allowing their limited food budgets to go further. Five of those districts in 4 regions provided snack bar data for 29 schools; however, only 23 schools were included in the analyses. See Title 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 153.1001 for guidelines to determine what constitutes a personnel shortage, extreme economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance. Results from the 2 test of independence showed significant associations (P < .01) between both school years for baked chips, desserts, large drinks, ice cream, and water. Todays announcement gives schools clarity on those standards for the coming school years, allowing them to gradually transition from the extraordinary circumstances caused by the pandemic to normal program operations and meal standards that are consistent with the latest nutrition science, as required by law.. By issuing transitional standards that will begin in school year (SY) 2022-2023 and that USDA intends to run through SY 2023-2024, USDA is giving schools time to transition from current, pandemic operations, toward more nutritious meals, the agency said in a press release. bring prohibited FMNV from home for his or her own consumption though schools
We believe Texas can be the best state in the United States, and your support of our public policy work is an indispensable part of getting there.
While regulators have been more forgiving during the pandemic, the USDA is now transitioning back to the stricter meal standards which it implemented in 2012. The new PMC design is here! Built by Moticos Studios. These results also indicate adherence to the restriction of candy sales to after the last class (elementary schools), last lunch period (middle schools), or not in the meal area (high schools). Among the schools providing daily production records, approximately 164 (SD = 21) days of records were obtained. 0000041347 00000 n Twenty-three schools from 5 districts provided records of la carte sales of candy, chips, desserts, drinks, ice cream, and water. Senior Policy Analyst, Health and Wellness team. Results.
Bryan says, no matter what standards go into effect, their mission doesnt change.
0000003155 00000 n Improvements in middle school student dietary intake after implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy, Measuring the prevalence of overweight in Texas schoolchildren, 20062007 School year assessment of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy: menu analysis. An official website of the United States government. The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy affected the foods served and sold to students during the first year of implementation (school year 20042005) compared with the previous school year.
Pennington says Waco ISD feeds about 15,000 kids districtwide. It is not known whether improved lunch choices influence consumption for the whole day. The exception is for foods that are provided to students free of charge (without exchange of money/tokens/tickets/etc.) School food policies have become a component of public health efforts to reduce the increasing rates of childhood obesity.1,2 The focus on nutrition guidelines for foods is because there are no federal rules for competitive foods sold outside the National School Lunch Program meal, such as in snack bars and vending machines, except for foods of minimal nutritional value (e.g., soda).3 Although states, school districts, and individual schools have enacted policies regarding foods or beverages available in school food environments,4 such policies are controversial. See past HRX articles Are Teacher Planning Periods Untouchable?
With a final sample for analysis of 47 schools, = .05, and a correlation of 0.07 among the repeated measures, there was adequate power (80%) to detect small to moderate differences between years and moderate to large differences between factors. Campus principals must consider statutory limitations before assigning teachers and librarians to lunch duty.
Follow-up testing for significant interactions was conducted by performing a paired t test of differences between years, stratified for each level of the between-groups factor. Tens of thousands of those children are in Central Texas. If assigned to supervise students during the lunch period, the employee must be compensated. trailer However, there were no differences in district size or student ethnicity or the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals among the districts that provided data, those that agreed but did not send data, and state district averages. 30 minutes after the end of instruction on campus).
We applaud schools heroic efforts throughout the challenges of this pandemic to continue serving kids the most nutritious meals possible, said Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary. We did not observe other significant differences. Bryan says theyve already been preparing for the transition. How do children's eating patterns and food choices change over time? 0000043455 00000 n If throwing food away, theyre not getting the nutrients that we built that menu for, she said. NSLP = National School Lunch Program. 8600 Rockville Pike About 43% of secondary schools sold large bags of chips in 20032004, which was significantly reduced to 9% of schools (almost to zero sales per student) in 20042005. Regardless of school and district size, fewer portions of high-fat vegetables per student were served during 20042005 (0.46 servings) than during 20032004 (0.68). Other school and district characteristics are shown in Table 1. Between 0.56 and 0.74 portions were served per student per day. 77 0 obj <> endobj xref 77 48 0000000016 00000 n These results indicate that if these items were sold (or not sold) in 20032004, they were significantly likely to be sold (or not sold) in 20042005. A school district may require a classroom teacher or librarian to supervise students during lunch due to a personnel shortage, extreme economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance. The standards were putting in place for the next two school years will help schools transition to a future that builds on the tremendous strides theyve made improving school meal nutrition over the past decade.. Send Zach an email at zachary.hobbs@tasb.org. To learn more about these programs, nutritional requirements for participation, and more, visit, West Orange-Stark Early College High School, West Orange-Stark Academic Alternative Center, Aspiring Administrators Leadership Academy. We assessed whether there were changes in the foods served and sold to students in the first year after implementation. Socioeconomic status was defined as low (percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals > 50%) or high (percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals 50%). Results from a cohort study, Fruits, vegetables, milk, and sweetened beverages consumption and access to la carte/snack bar meals at school, Foods on students trays when they leave the cafeteria line as a proxy for foods eaten at lunch in a school-based study, http://www.fns.usda.gov/TN/Healthy/108-265.pdf, http://www.squaremeals.com/fn/render/channel/items/0,1249,2348_2368_0_0,00.html, http://www.squaremeals.org/vgn/tda/files/2348/20013_Square_Meals_Menu_Analysis_2007_Report_FINAL.pdf, Average number of students enrolled during year, mean (SD), District race/ethnicity profile, mean % (SD), Schools in Small Districts (n = 23), Mean (SD), Schools in Large Districts (n = 24), Mean (SD), Average for All Schools (n = 47), Mean (SD), Schools That Sold Item During at Least 1 Year. Similar reductions in sales of large bags of chips and increases in baked or reduced-fat chip sales were found in another study that manipulated the school food environment.13 In that pilot study, large bags of chips and sweetened beverages were eliminated from la carte lines in 6 schools.13. However, for nonexempt employees, bona fide meal periods (typically 30 minutes or more) generally need not be compensated as work time. 0000002806 00000 n The reduction was greater in schools located in the larger districts (0.710.38 servings; P < .001) than in schools in the smaller districts (0.650.55 serving; P = .011).
Because of the recruitment strategy, there were more secondary (61.2%) than primary (38.8%) schools. There are several limitations that should be considered. It was also funded in part by federal funds from the USDA/ARS (cooperative agreement 58-6250-6001). Students choose a minimum of three of the offered items: Students choose a minimum of three of the five offered items. These science-based nutrition standards promote a healthy school environment and apply to all foods sold, such as: TDA analyzed the potential impacts of USDAs Competitive Rule requirements in light of Texas Laws and the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. We requested daily production records for the National School Lunch Program meals and point of sale data for snack bar items for the 20032004 (prepolicy) and 20042005 (postpolicy) school years from 2 elementary (primary) schools, 2 middle (secondary) schools, and 1 high (secondary) school in each district.
With the updated beverage contracts, sales of large drinks will be eliminated in Texas schools; further research should document this removal.
Whether improvements in the school food environment and food selections result in more-healthful daily food consumption patterns among youth is unknown and is an important issue to address. Before
Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies However, due to specific implementation delays and pandemic challenges, some schools may not be prepared to fully meet the standards for milk, whole grain and sodium at this time.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Schools may have unlimited fundraisers as long as the fundraisers adhere to the federal Competitive Rule (i.e.
We assessed the statewide impact of the 2004 Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on foods and beverages served or sold in schools. Though it is a start, Capital Expenditure Request - General Information, Capital Expenditures Food Truck Checklist, Emergency/Sole Source Procurement Request, Assistance available in English and Spanish. Schools in the smaller districts served more milk (1.31 servings in both years) than did larger districts (0.83 and 1.02 serving). Each classroom teacher or full-time librarianis entitled to (at least) a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and responsibilities connected with student instruction or supervision.
Any food item sold after the end of the school day (e.g. and transmitted securely. We used descriptive statistics to describe district-, school-, and state-level characteristics. The site is secure. 0000003391 00000 n Cafeteria servings of fruit, vegetables (regular and fried), and milk served each day were calculated. I cant afford to not meet regulations because, my program, were dependent on that, said Melissa Bryan, Director of Child Nutrition and Warehouse Services for CCISD.
0000006094 00000 n Although information from the daily cafeteria food production records was limited, we determined that 75% of the elementary schools offered french fries 3 or fewer times per week during 20032004; this increased to 89% in 20042005. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted 0000009065 00000 n According to an Attorney General opinion, JM-481 (1986), a district may not require a teacher to remain on campus during their duty-free lunch break. The only guidance that we would like, as far as the grains go, is if we could lessen up on all of the grains so not everything has to be whole grains, and if we could do that, the pasta would be our saving grace because whole wheat pasta is not a good product to hold and the kids dont like it, so if that was the one white product that we could offer all the time, then that would be awesome.. Objectives. The Texas Department of Agriculture notified districts about the policy.
Implementation differences between large and small districts should be investigated. 0000016670 00000 n
0000045757 00000 n Requests for reprints should be sent to Karen W. Cullen, DrPH, RD, Associate Professor Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030-2600 (e-mail: United States Department of Agriculture. Since were having so many supply chain issues in getting product, theres paperwork that we can fill out, as long as we keep our documentation, if we cant meet a component for that day, said Bryan. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDAs TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. A national study found significant reductions in sweetened beverage sales along with significant increases in water sales after an environmental cafeteria intervention that restricted the size of sweetened beverages and increased water availability.13 During the recruitment phase of this study, school food service personnel remarked that they were improving their school food environment even before the Texas policy was implemented.
(KWTX) - The coronavirus pandemic caused a lot of changes in schools: not just in the classroom, but also in the cafeteria. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act required the USDA to establish nutrition standards all foods and beverages sold to students outside of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meals on the school campus during the school day.
Despite these limitations, our results document that school-level data can demonstrate individual-level behavior changes in response to altered environments (i.e., selecting foods from the cafeteria National School Lunch Program line and making purchases in school snack bars). A lot of the bread factories have had to close.. Accessibility The policy included a reduction in the number of times each week that french fries could be sold in elementary (once per week) and middle (3 times per week) schools. We collected lunch food production records from 47 schools in 11 Texas school districts for the school years before (20032004) and after (20042005) policy implementation.
0000045430 00000 n 0000001903 00000 n until the last bell of the day; therefore, that means that FMNV will be Our program is reimbursed from the USDA and Texas Department of Agriculture for every free meal we serve to students in the district.. In the past, the commissioner of education has denied appeals for one-time violations of duty-free lunch reported to the Texas Education Agency. Although not significant, we found a 91% decrease in servings of candy sold postpolicy from 12.8 to 1.1 servings per day. However, only 26% of the secondary schools sold 16- and 20-ounce drinks before the implementation of the Texas policy. 0000003326 00000 n xb```,l(}'Nrn|S{+~`HKPra-jK ]0v7*1x(-HC xP\7%':K30= Dk NG One item MUST include a 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable. 153.1001 Duty-Free Lunch, Texas Attorney General Opinion, JM-481 (1986). Parents may still bring treats for celebrations, however at West Orange-Cove CISD we request that they take into consideration students with allergies or special dietary needs. W\L,?U_&+I\.O,62%6seM;b"*9A2ld;FsnJ{L 6zj3Y\z8 Bv#ff8Dwzu|H$=/\(r=zg|ES"(Rx ^'Wv[N}Z'BVG>(TKg)[]TYR>IsB>YM kJin$KSVR 2}K6KtfIa> y2m(+sPR)mEhu]V@tol^$nwm01c6$5U xref endstream endobj 39 0 obj<> endobj 41 0 obj<>/Font<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/ExtGState<>>>>> endobj 42 0 obj<> endobj 43 0 obj<> endobj 44 0 obj<> endobj 45 0 obj[/ICCBased 51 0 R] endobj 46 0 obj<> endobj 47 0 obj<> endobj 48 0 obj<> endobj 49 0 obj<> endobj 50 0 obj<>stream 0000048887 00000 n We represent the interests of teachers, counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, nurses, teaching assistants, clerical employees, and the other employees who make our schools work. to prohibited carbonated beverages with volumes in excess of 12 ounces We did not collect any individual student data. Neither parental permission nor teacher discretion may circumvent the See http://www.agr.state.tx.us/foodnutrition/faq/faq.htm.
We believe Texas can be the best state in the United States, and your support of our public policy work is an indispensable part of getting there.
While regulators have been more forgiving during the pandemic, the USDA is now transitioning back to the stricter meal standards which it implemented in 2012. The new PMC design is here! Built by Moticos Studios. These results also indicate adherence to the restriction of candy sales to after the last class (elementary schools), last lunch period (middle schools), or not in the meal area (high schools). Among the schools providing daily production records, approximately 164 (SD = 21) days of records were obtained. 0000041347 00000 n Twenty-three schools from 5 districts provided records of la carte sales of candy, chips, desserts, drinks, ice cream, and water. Senior Policy Analyst, Health and Wellness team. Results.
Bryan says, no matter what standards go into effect, their mission doesnt change.
0000003155 00000 n Improvements in middle school student dietary intake after implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy, Measuring the prevalence of overweight in Texas schoolchildren, 20062007 School year assessment of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy: menu analysis. An official website of the United States government. The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy affected the foods served and sold to students during the first year of implementation (school year 20042005) compared with the previous school year.
Pennington says Waco ISD feeds about 15,000 kids districtwide. It is not known whether improved lunch choices influence consumption for the whole day. The exception is for foods that are provided to students free of charge (without exchange of money/tokens/tickets/etc.) School food policies have become a component of public health efforts to reduce the increasing rates of childhood obesity.1,2 The focus on nutrition guidelines for foods is because there are no federal rules for competitive foods sold outside the National School Lunch Program meal, such as in snack bars and vending machines, except for foods of minimal nutritional value (e.g., soda).3 Although states, school districts, and individual schools have enacted policies regarding foods or beverages available in school food environments,4 such policies are controversial. See past HRX articles Are Teacher Planning Periods Untouchable?
With a final sample for analysis of 47 schools, = .05, and a correlation of 0.07 among the repeated measures, there was adequate power (80%) to detect small to moderate differences between years and moderate to large differences between factors. Campus principals must consider statutory limitations before assigning teachers and librarians to lunch duty.
Follow-up testing for significant interactions was conducted by performing a paired t test of differences between years, stratified for each level of the between-groups factor. Tens of thousands of those children are in Central Texas. If assigned to supervise students during the lunch period, the employee must be compensated. trailer However, there were no differences in district size or student ethnicity or the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals among the districts that provided data, those that agreed but did not send data, and state district averages. 30 minutes after the end of instruction on campus).
We applaud schools heroic efforts throughout the challenges of this pandemic to continue serving kids the most nutritious meals possible, said Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary. We did not observe other significant differences. Bryan says theyve already been preparing for the transition. How do children's eating patterns and food choices change over time? 0000043455 00000 n If throwing food away, theyre not getting the nutrients that we built that menu for, she said. NSLP = National School Lunch Program. 8600 Rockville Pike About 43% of secondary schools sold large bags of chips in 20032004, which was significantly reduced to 9% of schools (almost to zero sales per student) in 20042005. Regardless of school and district size, fewer portions of high-fat vegetables per student were served during 20042005 (0.46 servings) than during 20032004 (0.68). Other school and district characteristics are shown in Table 1. Between 0.56 and 0.74 portions were served per student per day. 77 0 obj <> endobj xref 77 48 0000000016 00000 n These results indicate that if these items were sold (or not sold) in 20032004, they were significantly likely to be sold (or not sold) in 20042005. A school district may require a classroom teacher or librarian to supervise students during lunch due to a personnel shortage, extreme economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance. The standards were putting in place for the next two school years will help schools transition to a future that builds on the tremendous strides theyve made improving school meal nutrition over the past decade.. Send Zach an email at zachary.hobbs@tasb.org. To learn more about these programs, nutritional requirements for participation, and more, visit, West Orange-Stark Early College High School, West Orange-Stark Academic Alternative Center, Aspiring Administrators Leadership Academy. We assessed whether there were changes in the foods served and sold to students in the first year after implementation. Socioeconomic status was defined as low (percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals > 50%) or high (percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals 50%). Results from a cohort study, Fruits, vegetables, milk, and sweetened beverages consumption and access to la carte/snack bar meals at school, Foods on students trays when they leave the cafeteria line as a proxy for foods eaten at lunch in a school-based study, http://www.fns.usda.gov/TN/Healthy/108-265.pdf, http://www.squaremeals.com/fn/render/channel/items/0,1249,2348_2368_0_0,00.html, http://www.squaremeals.org/vgn/tda/files/2348/20013_Square_Meals_Menu_Analysis_2007_Report_FINAL.pdf, Average number of students enrolled during year, mean (SD), District race/ethnicity profile, mean % (SD), Schools in Small Districts (n = 23), Mean (SD), Schools in Large Districts (n = 24), Mean (SD), Average for All Schools (n = 47), Mean (SD), Schools That Sold Item During at Least 1 Year. Similar reductions in sales of large bags of chips and increases in baked or reduced-fat chip sales were found in another study that manipulated the school food environment.13 In that pilot study, large bags of chips and sweetened beverages were eliminated from la carte lines in 6 schools.13. However, for nonexempt employees, bona fide meal periods (typically 30 minutes or more) generally need not be compensated as work time. 0000002806 00000 n The reduction was greater in schools located in the larger districts (0.710.38 servings; P < .001) than in schools in the smaller districts (0.650.55 serving; P = .011).
Because of the recruitment strategy, there were more secondary (61.2%) than primary (38.8%) schools. There are several limitations that should be considered. It was also funded in part by federal funds from the USDA/ARS (cooperative agreement 58-6250-6001). Students choose a minimum of three of the offered items: Students choose a minimum of three of the five offered items. These science-based nutrition standards promote a healthy school environment and apply to all foods sold, such as: TDA analyzed the potential impacts of USDAs Competitive Rule requirements in light of Texas Laws and the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. We requested daily production records for the National School Lunch Program meals and point of sale data for snack bar items for the 20032004 (prepolicy) and 20042005 (postpolicy) school years from 2 elementary (primary) schools, 2 middle (secondary) schools, and 1 high (secondary) school in each district.
With the updated beverage contracts, sales of large drinks will be eliminated in Texas schools; further research should document this removal.
Whether improvements in the school food environment and food selections result in more-healthful daily food consumption patterns among youth is unknown and is an important issue to address. Before
Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies However, due to specific implementation delays and pandemic challenges, some schools may not be prepared to fully meet the standards for milk, whole grain and sodium at this time.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Schools may have unlimited fundraisers as long as the fundraisers adhere to the federal Competitive Rule (i.e.
We assessed the statewide impact of the 2004 Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on foods and beverages served or sold in schools. Though it is a start, Capital Expenditure Request - General Information, Capital Expenditures Food Truck Checklist, Emergency/Sole Source Procurement Request, Assistance available in English and Spanish. Schools in the smaller districts served more milk (1.31 servings in both years) than did larger districts (0.83 and 1.02 serving). Each classroom teacher or full-time librarianis entitled to (at least) a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and responsibilities connected with student instruction or supervision.
Any food item sold after the end of the school day (e.g. and transmitted securely. We used descriptive statistics to describe district-, school-, and state-level characteristics. The site is secure. 0000003391 00000 n Cafeteria servings of fruit, vegetables (regular and fried), and milk served each day were calculated. I cant afford to not meet regulations because, my program, were dependent on that, said Melissa Bryan, Director of Child Nutrition and Warehouse Services for CCISD.
0000006094 00000 n Although information from the daily cafeteria food production records was limited, we determined that 75% of the elementary schools offered french fries 3 or fewer times per week during 20032004; this increased to 89% in 20042005. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted 0000009065 00000 n According to an Attorney General opinion, JM-481 (1986), a district may not require a teacher to remain on campus during their duty-free lunch break. The only guidance that we would like, as far as the grains go, is if we could lessen up on all of the grains so not everything has to be whole grains, and if we could do that, the pasta would be our saving grace because whole wheat pasta is not a good product to hold and the kids dont like it, so if that was the one white product that we could offer all the time, then that would be awesome.. Objectives. The Texas Department of Agriculture notified districts about the policy.
Implementation differences between large and small districts should be investigated. 0000016670 00000 n
0000045757 00000 n Requests for reprints should be sent to Karen W. Cullen, DrPH, RD, Associate Professor Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030-2600 (e-mail: United States Department of Agriculture. Since were having so many supply chain issues in getting product, theres paperwork that we can fill out, as long as we keep our documentation, if we cant meet a component for that day, said Bryan. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDAs TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. A national study found significant reductions in sweetened beverage sales along with significant increases in water sales after an environmental cafeteria intervention that restricted the size of sweetened beverages and increased water availability.13 During the recruitment phase of this study, school food service personnel remarked that they were improving their school food environment even before the Texas policy was implemented.
(KWTX) - The coronavirus pandemic caused a lot of changes in schools: not just in the classroom, but also in the cafeteria. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act required the USDA to establish nutrition standards all foods and beverages sold to students outside of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meals on the school campus during the school day.
Despite these limitations, our results document that school-level data can demonstrate individual-level behavior changes in response to altered environments (i.e., selecting foods from the cafeteria National School Lunch Program line and making purchases in school snack bars). A lot of the bread factories have had to close.. Accessibility The policy included a reduction in the number of times each week that french fries could be sold in elementary (once per week) and middle (3 times per week) schools. We collected lunch food production records from 47 schools in 11 Texas school districts for the school years before (20032004) and after (20042005) policy implementation.
0000045430 00000 n 0000001903 00000 n until the last bell of the day; therefore, that means that FMNV will be Our program is reimbursed from the USDA and Texas Department of Agriculture for every free meal we serve to students in the district.. In the past, the commissioner of education has denied appeals for one-time violations of duty-free lunch reported to the Texas Education Agency. Although not significant, we found a 91% decrease in servings of candy sold postpolicy from 12.8 to 1.1 servings per day. However, only 26% of the secondary schools sold 16- and 20-ounce drinks before the implementation of the Texas policy. 0000003326 00000 n xb```,l(}'Nrn|S{+~`HKPra-jK ]0v7*1x(-HC xP\7%':K30= Dk NG One item MUST include a 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable. 153.1001 Duty-Free Lunch, Texas Attorney General Opinion, JM-481 (1986). Parents may still bring treats for celebrations, however at West Orange-Cove CISD we request that they take into consideration students with allergies or special dietary needs. W\L,?U_&+I\.O,62%6seM;b"*9A2ld;FsnJ{L 6zj3Y\z8 Bv#ff8Dwzu|H$=/\(r=zg|ES"(Rx ^'Wv[N}Z'BVG>(TKg)[]TYR>IsB>YM kJin$KSVR 2}K6KtfIa> y2m(+sPR)mEhu]V@tol^$nwm01c6$5U xref endstream endobj 39 0 obj<> endobj 41 0 obj<>/Font<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/ExtGState<>>>>> endobj 42 0 obj<> endobj 43 0 obj<> endobj 44 0 obj<> endobj 45 0 obj[/ICCBased 51 0 R] endobj 46 0 obj<> endobj 47 0 obj<> endobj 48 0 obj<> endobj 49 0 obj<> endobj 50 0 obj<>stream 0000048887 00000 n We represent the interests of teachers, counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, nurses, teaching assistants, clerical employees, and the other employees who make our schools work. to prohibited carbonated beverages with volumes in excess of 12 ounces We did not collect any individual student data. Neither parental permission nor teacher discretion may circumvent the See http://www.agr.state.tx.us/foodnutrition/faq/faq.htm.