Time Magazine Interviews America's Stupidest Principal

According to this article, Jenks High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) principal Mike Means doesn't think that his school should have to serve healthy food.  He apparently doesn't see what's wrong with deep fried potatoes masquerading as vegetables, fruit served swimming in corn syrup, and whole chocolate milk for lunch every day.

Yum!

Principal Means thinks that high school students need to "learn how to make choices on their own - without the government breathing down their gullet."  Excellent point!  That's why his school encourages students to choose which classes will best suit them, as well.  At Jenks High School, students may opt for Calculus or Blackjack.  They can study English Literature or read Playboy Magazine.  In lieu of study hall, students may choose to smoke on the corner or have sex in the parking lot.  That's how kids learn about the real world!

Kids have poor judgment and lack impulse control.  That's why we have to TEACH THEM to do the right thing.  If we give them the choice between healthy food and crappy food, they will learn that salt, fat, sugar, and MSG taste delicious!  If we give them a choice between two healthy foods, they will learn that eating well and feeling healthy make them smarter and more productive.  (And better looking!)  They will learn how simple and beneficial it is to make the RIGHT choices in the real world.

And the government isn't really going to be force-feeding anything to anyone, right?  Just not allowing you, Mike Means, to provide the poison that is killing our children.  They can still bring junk food from home, and many will, because many parents are ignorant and irresponsible, but please don't try to sabotage the hard work that the rest of us are doing!

Just for the record Mike, here are some Oklahoma statistics that you may not be aware of, even though Time Magazine apparently sees you as some sort of expert on the subject:

• In Tulsa County, 34% of 3rd to 5th graders are overweight.

• Fifteen percent of Oklahoma teenagers are considered severely overweight or obese - a 300% increase in the last 20 years.

• Half of adult Oklahomans are overweight, and one in five is obese.

Time Magazine asks, "Will kids eat the healthier stuff?"

I respond:  What the hell kid of stupid question is that?  They'll eat what we damn well give them or they'll go hungry.  Perhaps Principal Means should be seen but not heard at the lunch table.

You'll eat it and you'll like it, Punk!