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While regulators, legislators and industry stakeholders debate whether whole, 2% and flavored milks should be offered alongside plain, low-fat and fat-free options as a required component of school meals, a growing number of students are raising concerns – and their voices – about a lack of plant-based options.
Last fall, Marielle Williamson, a senior at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, set up a table just outside her school’s college center. Stocked with free stickers and cartons
It’s part of a growing, youth-led movement against the Agriculture Department’s “milk mandate."
A growing number of students nationwide are fighting the government's mandate to serve cow's milk in public schools.
A growing number of students nationwide are fighting the government's mandate to serve cow's milk in public schools.