The Utah school board has voted 11 to four to keep control of policies that determine what is sold in school vending machines. The board voted down what would have banned, state-wide, the sale of pop and candy in school vending machines.
"So school districts now just have to come up with policies on vending machine and other fare that doesn't come through the school lunch program, and submit them to the state school board in January 2009."
State board members acknowledge that childhood obesity is a serious issue, but believe that local school districts need to take matters into their own hands, rather than relying on state-controlled legislations.
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