Feds contact school as student-led boycott of Michelle O lunches begins today

Feds contact school as student-led boycott of Michelle O lunches begins today - EAGnews.org: "SCHOFIELD, Wis. – Students at Wisconsin’s D.C. Everest High School are sending a message to federal officials today by boycotting one-size-fits-all school lunches regulations they believe are too restrictive.
Senior Meghan Hellrood organized the boycott to draw attention to new regulations implemented through the Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act, the pet project of First Lady Michelle Obama that aims to fight childhood obesity through government bureaucracy.
The federal edicts impose strict limitations on calories, fat, salt, portion sizes and other aspects of food sold at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have convinced more than a million students to stop buying lunch at school, devastating school lunch revenues.
The restrictions, which have been phased in since 2012, also resulted in over a $1 billion in food waste in schools across the country due to a requirement that students take a fruit or vegetable, whether they want it or not.
D.C. Everest Principal Tom Johansen told WSAU.com he certainly understands why students there are revolting against the new rules, and the boycott has already prompted federal officials to take action."