Georgia’s Board of Education has proposed up to 30 exemption days per school to allow fundraisers to sell food, including sweet treats, no longer allowed in schools under a federal law passed in 2010. The law, which opponents consider an over-reach, is part of first lady Michelle Obama's anti-childhood obesity effort.
Candy sales and similar campaigns have raised as much as $10,000 in some years. While schools are considering other alternatives, such as T-shirt sales, many are reluctant to walk away from the much-needed funds, according to the Daily Reporter.
