It may increase diabetes rate and the severity of kidney stones. And American teenagers are consuming more of it than ever. Soda is being dispensed in schools today like coffee is dispensed in corporate offices. Many students at Silver Lake drink one to three cans a day, either at home or at school. Parents should limit their children's soda consumption and demand that schools get rid of soft-drink vending machines, just as they have banished smoking.
Silver Lake has three pop machines located in the commons and a fourth in the teacher's lounge.
That meant the kids needed to drink at least 70,000 cases of Coke products in one of the first contract years. In Houston, parents got aggravated with Coke. But in general, school administrators say parents rarely complain about soda on campus, since many serve it at home. Getting Around News Topeka Kansas Weather Legislature Business Obituaries Daily Record Street Closings Crime Stoppers Forums Washburn Univ. Wildcats Jayhawks Washburn Univ.