From the Associated Press via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Illinois school board bans junk food in elementary and middle schools"--
The Illinois State Board of Education today voted to ban junk food in elementary and middle schools starting this fall.
The board answered a request from Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who urged the board last fall to adopt the prohibition to keep unhealthy food out of the hands of young children.
The ban, which takes effect when students return in August, prohibits the sale of soda, chips and candy during the school day for pupils through eighth grade.
--Posted by Illinois accident lawyer T. Evan Schaeffer of the East Alton Illinois accident law firm of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C.
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