[TexasFreeper2009]

yep, and driving them off campus to eat... will result in kids dying from car accidents.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

But that money is coming out of the mouths of the child-run!

[bill1952]

Just say no - “Not paying it.”

[Drill Thrawl]

the government is serious about nudging students away from...

Nudge my ass! A $15,000 is a kick in the crotch.

The gubment must be removed from power.

"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government..."

[madison10]

The fine is just a way of getting TAXES from the parents/taxpayers without the benefits of representation. Period.

[kingu]

School to feds: Drop the fine or we stop distributing free (or reduced) lunches.

[ken in texas]

Now the school is going to have to cut money to fine arts programs to make up the cost.

Fine Arts??? Take it away from football, then people might start to care.

[grumpygresh]

This is criminalization of commerce by regulation. These are the first fruits of totalitarianism whereby the state oppresses the subject through unknowable rules.

[ReformationFan]

Hope and change, indeed.

[Tax-chick]

the school didn‘t realize that there was another machine in the school bookstore that wasn’t being turned off

How was a drink machine sneaked into the school bookstore (school bookstore?) without the knowledge of any relevant school officials?

Not that the regulation isn't idiotic beyond belief, but still ...

[apillar]

Federal law requires the school to turn off its soda machines during the lunch period, which is 47 minutes a day.

I can see if this had been at my relatively conservative country school back in the 1980's. Most of the teachers would have announced, "Snack machines being shut down in 15 minutes for lunch, anybody that wan't to grab a coke for lunch take five and get it now!"

[CaptainPhilFan]

WHO WAS THE SNITCH??????

[Gator113]

Words fail....

[tomkat]

If UT pols have any bols they’ll send DC a hearty GFY !

[Lurker]

Just refuse to pay their stupid fine. Tell ‘em to stuff it.

[sunny48]

If the school is a federally run institution, then you have the government sueing itself. So instead of sending the money to the school they can just keep it and it goes into whose pocket.
Somebody pissed somebody off.

[NU Huskie In ME]

$15,000 fine will force cut in Fine Arts program??? Why not cut it from the administrators budget since they were responsible to shut off the machines.

That’s right, there is no way to cut their budget or teachers union budgets.(Sarcasm On)

The fine is ridiculous but at least punish those responsible. I don’t think the Band or Choir is responsible to unplug soda machines.

[Doomonyou]

And when the food police realized it, the school was hit with a $0.75 fine per student for the duration of the offense.

$15,000.00 Fine. 20,000 Students?

[Wurlitzer]

What law or regulation and which unconstitutional department is demanding this and or enforcing it?

Seems like a great target for immediate elimination along with every pencil neck government stooge employed therein.

[GeronL]

These are the same people who think these kids are mature enough for sex.