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School board reviews wellness policy; committee recommends clearer rules on classroom celebrations and stronger food-service feedback
Summary
The Oshkosh Area School District received a wellness-policy update outlining proposed clarifications on classroom celebrations, food-service practices and nutrition education and asked administration to increase student voice and representation in committee work.
Mister Kemmer, staff member, presented the annual student-wellness committee review to the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education, saying the panel met May 6 and recommended clarifications to the district’s wellness policy and follow-up actions on food service and implementation.
The committee recommended more-specific language to limit classroom celebrations and suggested specifying that school celebrations allow only prepackaged foods with ingredient labels, and it recommended using “safe snack” lists for classrooms to accommodate allergies and other health needs.
The review also assessed implementation across food service, nutrition education, physical education and physical activity. “Their goal is to exceed USDA health guidelines,” Kemmer said, describing food service’s efforts to balance nutrition, cultural…
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