Another child shared a Jolly Rancher candy with 10-year-old Leighann Adair in the lunchroom at Brazos Elementary in 2010. When she ate it, the Brazos Independent School District decided to give her a week’s detention, saying that district risks losing funding if it violates a state guideline by permitting students to eat “minimal nutrition” foods.

“There is no prohibition in the nutrition policy that stops a student from sharing small amounts of food with friends at the lunch table,” responded Bryan Black of the Texas Department of Agriculture. “If a student wants to share a Jolly Rancher with a friend, that is not a violation of the school nutrition policy, and we would not issue a negative finding to a school district.”

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