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Name: Dawn Tobin on Mar 3, 2010Comments: Having cupcakes to celebrate a child's birthday is a treat that should be celebrated in elementary school! If they have healthy options on a day to day basis, why not allow a treat now and then? You are only a kid for a short time, and birthday cupcakes are part of being a kid!Flag
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Name: Greg Tobin on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kim DelVecchio on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I would not like to see any changes made to the Wellness Program for the Norht Haven School District.Flag
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Name: Kim Brawn on Mar 3, 2010Comments: By allowing our kids to have sweet treats on special occasions at school we are teaching moderation.Flag
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Name: Karin Kauffman on Mar 3, 2010Comments: It is my decision as a parent what I want my child to eat. By offering one treat and one or more healthy snacks 3 or 4 times a year in school during a celebration, we (the parents) are teaching our children moderation. Isn't that what pediatricians and physicians do????Flag
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Name: Catherine A. Salvo on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I am opposed to changing the policy. Ridge Road School is already doing an excellent job with administeriing and enforcing the current wellness policy in place. There needs to be a balance...food and children CAN co-exist in the classroom. Moderation, healthy food choices, social interaction and classroom celebrations are all part of the elementary school experience.Flag
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Name: Victoria Hine on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kara LaDore on Mar 3, 2010Comments: We need to teach our children balance and responsibility for our wellness. It is not someone elses fault.Flag
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Name: Allison Peruso on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Candi Looney on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kim Rossi on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I am all for leaving the policy as isFlag
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Name: Michelle DeFelice on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Michelle DeFelice on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anne Benowitz on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Teri Eskew on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: The Sirot Family on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Cat Dubail on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Darcy Salemme on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Coleen Mills on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Andrea Stefanik on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sharon Cerasoli on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I am opposed to changing the policy. Let's not let a few parents take away the fun of celebrating in school. If you want to ask for mini cupcakes or mini muffins, fine. But let's not go to the extreme of not having any celebration. this is not what is causing obesity in kids...too much gaming, too little exercise and constant snacking is the problem..Flag
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Name: Lori Desrosiers on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lisa Dodge on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I am a room parent and I believe our current policy is working great. The kids are enjoying a healthy snack and a small treat. They are learning healthy habits that include an occasional snack. They are also learning how to interact with others and celebrate different occasions. Please don't take away these traditions.Flag
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Name: Kristin Kornacki on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kristine Ianniello on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Maria L. Esposito on Mar 3, 2010Comments: Please let's not deprive our children of one "fun" snack at celebration time. Parties in the classroom are not an everyday occurrence & allowing them teh occassional treat is not going to cause them to overeat or become "obese". Eating healthy starts at home and if taught properly children learn that anything in moderation is fine and not detrimental to their health. Thank youFlag
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Name: Karen Pellegrino on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: David Preschel on Mar 3, 2010Comments: I agree -the current policy is fine as it is. As much as I am all for healthy eating, we should not lose sight of the fact that these are kids and they deserve to have a little enjoyment in the form of a cupcake once in a while.Flag
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Name: Sandi Vitale on Mar 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Marty DeFelice on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Melissa Tropeano on Mar 4, 2010Comments: As a taxpayer in North Haven, I have a say in what is decided. I vote for keeping the current policy in place.Flag
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Name: Ron & Becca Smoko on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Frank Tropeano on Mar 4, 2010Comments: I'm concerned about this proposed policy change as well. I don't agree with it and I'd like to throw my 2 cents in. I don't believe that children are becoming obese today because they are getting cupcakes in school. Responsibility for my child's nutrition and eating habits rest with me and my wife as parents. I believe that majority of the problem with child obesity lies with the child's dietary habits and nutrition outside of the classroom and when the child is NOT in school. Parents can control what their children eat for lunch and for snack buy packing a lunch and sending them to school with it. The few times a week that a child may be exposed to unhealthy snacks during parties should no way be a major contributing factor to the child's overall health and obesity. I believe that a majority of the calories that a child is eating from day to day is when they are not in school and under the watchful ( or absent) eye of their parents. This effort is just another opportunity to shift the responsibility of raising ones children to our schools and away from the parents.Flag
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Name: Shannon DeGrand on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Suzy C. Page on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Elisabeth Grudberg on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Susan Johnson on Mar 11, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Carrie Jeanette on Mar 11, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Joy Heintz on Mar 12, 2010Comments: This superintendent must have been an over weight child, who had no friends. And or her parents didn’t celebrate her birthday..Flag
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Name: Michelle O'Brien on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2010Comments: What else will be next-banning holidays. The whole problem starts at home not in school. Maybe people should advocate healthy eating at home too.Flag
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Name: Laurie Cipollini on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mark D'Urso on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lisa Schepisi on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Gloria Serfillippi on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Stephanie Pires on Mar 12, 2010Comments: I totally agree with the above. School, for some, is a chore, a job why take away something to look forward to, a whole 4 times a year. Seriously!!!Flag
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Name: Annemarie Karavas on Mar 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Cheryl Iannucci on Mar 12, 2010Comments: thats ridiculous! Before the superintendent or anyone else talk, maybe she should get into the cafeterias to see what kind of junk food is being SOLD! And then get into the middle school and high school where just about any food is fair game! The schools and teachers have enough to do without having to monitor food intake of OUR kids! Good nutrition should be taught at home, and if taught properly, it will carry over to kids at their schools to make the healthy decisions on their own. Who is to say what I send in with My children is or isn't healthy and I take offense to any one making that decision for me or my family. I feel the more of an issue she and other administrators make of this, the more our children will obsess with food and body image!Flag
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Name: Colleen Kirtland on Mar 12, 2010Comments: This is an absurd suggestion. Any and every source, medical and otherwise, teaches that moderation in ALL things is the key to a healthy diet. Having a treat at school a few times a year is something that the children look forward to with great anticipation. Surely the occasional cookie or cupcake is not going to wreak havoc with anyone's nutritional plan. Children who follow a balanced diet will not be harmed by a few treats per year and school. And children who, sadly, do not follow a balanced diet will not be "saved" by prohibiting these few sweets at school. Frankly, I believe that this school district has more pressing concerns to deal with than making new policies where no problems currently exist. I strongly urge the superintendent to leave well enough alone.Flag
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Name: Jackie Carbone on Mar 12, 2010Comments: This is the most ridiculous thing ive heard of, growing up we all remember having parties in school and bringing cupcakes in for our birthday!!! this is a school NOT a prison and these are kids!!! let them enjoy school it can be fun as well as productive. Kids are not overweight because they have a cupcake in school once in a while healthy eating habits need to be taught at home!!!Flag