Drop that sack, kid!

At Little Village Academty public elementary school on Chicago's West Side, students must eat the food served in the cafeteria unless they have a medical excuse; they are not allowed to bring packed lunches fom home:

Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices.

"Nutrition wise, it is better for the children to eat at the school," Carmona said. "It's about the nutrition and the excellent quality food that they are able to serve (in the lunchroom). It's milk versus a Coke. But with allergies and any medical issue, of course, we would make an exception."

Carmona said she created the policy six years ago after watching students bring "bottles of soda and flaming hot chips" on field trips for their lunch. Although she would not name any other schools that employ such practices, she said it was fairly common.

This makes so much sense when you think about it. If people get used to accepting marching orders "for their own good," at such a young age, just imagine how much more docile and compliant they will be as adults. No more troublemaking free-thinkers!