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Missouri School District Bans Fast Food and Parents are Furious

Kids Eating Fast Food at School

Getting kids to eat healthier wasn't the only reason for the ban, the school superintendent said.

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As if figuring out what to give your kid to eat for lunch wasn't already tricky enough, a school district in Missouri has decided to ban an entire food category.

According to , the Richmond School District, which serves six communities in the state, will no longer allow

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