State passes bill allowing schools to drop nutrition guidelines without penalty

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — National food scold Michelle Obama has sparked a revolt against her strictures on school lunches.  Perhaps aware of how much food gets tossed into the trash as inedible, or perhaps merely anxious to please constituents, legislators in Tennessee revolted against Michelle.  Victor Skinner of EAG News reports:

A Tennessee state lawmaker dubbed legislation recently passed by the House the “starve the children” bill in an effort to convince Gov. Bill Haslam to veto the measure.

House Bill 1171 would allow local school boards to opt out of federal education programs – including the National School Lunch Program – without penalty from the state. The bill was passed in the House and Senate this week, The Tennesseanand WSMV report.