It s not enough to do anything. It isn t the local businesses that are invading schools, it s the big guys and they re not going to hire our kids when they get out of school. Just because a corporation knocks doesn t mean you have to open the door. Some schools aren t, said Hagelshaw. At least 11 districts turned down soda deals last fall and parents, teachers and students are speaking out in greater numbers, he said.
Commercialism is basically the opposite of community control.
Where parents really get organized they ll get results. Mieke H. Bomann is a free-lance reporter based in Seattle. This article is copyrighted by The American News Service. Email the web weaver.