Somebody still has to enact and enforce those laws, and the local government often does that deliberately badly … or not at all. They often find some crooked legal way to block it.
As is the direct action approach. It could run afoul of school access laws, food safety regulations, or exclusivity contracts for suppliers of current (paid) school lunches.
And a group of concerned parents vs Aramark getting their paycheck? Aramark is gonna win.
You could change that electorally through ballot measures, or competent reps on the school board, local legislatures, and judicial positions. Or you could change it through violently replacing the whole system, but just walking into a cafeteria with free food will get shut down relatively quickly.
You could do it for breakfasts and dinners though since that doesn’t require cooperation with the school.
Only sometimes effective.
Somebody still has to enact and enforce those laws, and the local government often does that deliberately badly … or not at all. They often find some crooked legal way to block it.
As is the direct action approach. It could run afoul of school access laws, food safety regulations, or exclusivity contracts for suppliers of current (paid) school lunches.
And a group of concerned parents vs Aramark getting their paycheck? Aramark is gonna win.
You could change that electorally through ballot measures, or competent reps on the school board, local legislatures, and judicial positions. Or you could change it through violently replacing the whole system, but just walking into a cafeteria with free food will get shut down relatively quickly.
You could do it for breakfasts and dinners though since that doesn’t require cooperation with the school.