lobbyists taking over the world

I think this one is the final straw.  I may just become a cynic forever.

Michael Smerconish was discussing this case on his radio show yesterday.  On the surface, a pre-k teacher confiscated a 4-year old's lunch because it was not well balanced, threw it away, and gave them a lunch from the school cafeteria.  But there are some details that make this more of a conspiracy theory.  I can't verify and of them personally, but I am sure you can Google the story.

First, what right does the school have to overrule the parent's choice?  Obviously a four-year old isn't making his own lunch.  This is the parent's call - good or bad (to a point, perhaps)

Second, the kid's original lunch was a turkey and cheese on whole wheat.  The replacement from the cafeteria was chicken nuggets.  WHAT ?!?!?!!?

Third, Smerconish reported that each class had a quota for how many kids had to buy lunch from the cafeteria (to keep it in business).  So a hidden agenda might have been to make the quota.  But still, tossing a turkey and cheese on wheat?  That's just crazy.

Fourth, the school sent the kid home with a note that if they had to do this again, the parents would be billed for the lunch.

A caller mentioned (again, this is not verified) that this town in N Carolina happens to be the home of one of the largest chicken nugget factories in the country.  The quota system could be the result of this company lobbying the school board.

I am not sure how much of this is true.  But I can't think of any reason a teacher would throw away a parent-made turkey sandwich and replace it with chicken nuggets if there wasn't some kind of politics behind it.  Luckily, they appealed to their local state rep and he intervened in the situation.

But still, this could really be a sign of the apocalypse.