Big Mother Is Watching

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday July 30, 2006 @07:30PM from the hi-mom dept.

theodp writes "Newsweek reports that high-schoolers are being denied the joy of ordering unhealthy lunches thanks to their schools' adoption of services like MealpayPlus. New web-based services allow moms to prepay for cafeteria food, specify what their kid can and can't buy, and go online to track his purchases." From the article: "If the child tries to buy a prohibited item, an alert flashes on the cashier's computer. Of course, the system isn't foolproof. According to a KRC Research survey, 73 percent of 8- to 12-year-olds are throwing out part of their lunches at least once a week; 36 percent are trading them." All I ever got was PB&J.

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once again by nude-fox · 2006-07-30 19:38 · Score: 0, Redundant

people think kids cant think for themselves i dont even understand this just dont give your kid money and pack his lunch then???? dosent really matter kid will just have his freind buy it for him