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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frankly, I don't think the school should dictate to parents what they can feed their kids. The exception would be concerns for allergies (for instance, nut-free is common, and if there's a kid with a specific serious other allergy and kids trading food is a concern, possibly a request that parents not pack that particular allergen), and foods that might be overly messy.

Yogurt being "borderline" is a red flag for some serious control issues on the part of the administration. It's not the kind of thing kids share, [b]and most kid-targeted yogurt is pretty healthy.[/b][/quote]

Not things like Go-Gurt, though, which have a huge amount of sugar. I assume they have a "no sweets" policy and are just pointing out that yogurt isn't good to go simply by virtue of being yogurt. The "no sweets/desserts" thing is pretty common. Our school will hold candy, cookies, and sweet bars when they spot them and give them to the parent at pickup.

The bathroom/hand washing doesn't seem that crazy. Our preschool does this at 9 am (so shortly after dropoff), though I appreciate that they handle it and don't make parents do it as part of dropoff. That part would irk me a bit since it's enough of a challenge to get out the door as it is. But conceptually it makes sense for young preschoolers. (By 4/5, our school just reminds kids but largely has them manage their own bodies. But at 2/3/early 4, that's not a skill that most kids have down solidly yet.)[/quote]

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