This past Tuesday, the Agriculture Department‘s school nutrition standards took effect for all schools that are in the National School Lunch Program.

In other words, any schools that receive federal reimbursement for lunches must adhere to updated standards, something that Michelle Obama has made one of her pet projects.

Not all school districts are on board. Rick Petfalksi, the President of the Muskego-Norway School District in Wisconsin, said:

We believe that proper food nutrition and meal portion guidelines are best decided at a local level.

By leaving the program we will not be required to follow these onerous guidelines, pushed by and large by Michelle Obama, who last I checked has been elected by no one.

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