As many of you are aware by now, the administrators of the North and South End Elementary Schools have revised school policy for the 2012-2013 school year to completely ban all food from student in-class birthday celebrations.

While we are all in favor of guidelines and earnest efforts to support healthy nutrition and improved well-being for students, we are opposed to mandates and restrictions that will do little - if anything - to solve the problems they intend to address.

Serving treats of the children's choosing during in-class birthday celebrations is a long standing tradition that is supported by a majority of Cedar Grove School District parents and students, and there is no justifiable reason to prohibit this activity.

We support a reasonable food policy in Cedar Grove schools, and we would like the administration to reconsider and repeal the "NON-FOOD" birthday policy.

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