Novato Nonsense

I recently read in the wall street journal that Novato high school in California is trying to prevent ice cream trucks on school grounds. Because at lunch time and during breaks student leave to go outside to the tucks rather than the cafeteria. The Principal and advisors don't approve of the trucks because they say "These trucks are contradicting everything we are trying to teach the kids" about nutrition, says the Principal. But students like the trucks because it's a quicker way to get lunch, since the cafeteria is packed. A student at the school states that Teenagers know that the cafeteria food is better for them, but that does not mean they want to eat it. The food trucks' bounty is not really the most healthy choice, but it tastes better," said Trent Eisenberg, 15, a sophomore.
The school had recently taken out all the junk food and replaced it with healthy choices that the kids don't like. So in a way the school kind of pushed the students away to find some other place to get their sugary fix. About 1,000 residents have signed a letter circulated by parent-teacher associations asking Novato City Council members to "create an ordinance to prevent access of mobile food-vendor trucks within 1,500 feet" of all district schools. San Francisco already has a similar ordinance. As 15-year-old Nathan Estrada says, such an ordinance won't do much as he and other students "will just walk over there." Well at least the kids would be getting some exercise. Information from here.