what happened to eating what was in season? in the summer we ate summer fruit and veggies. in the winter we ate apples and bananas and oranges from florida. true, there wasn't as big a selection, but we didn't pay for transportation to get everything here from brazil or wherever. and we didn't get rickets. some americans are very spoiled and have high expectations and then gripe about the prices. we all know that asparagus will be expensive in february. school food services are right to serve fresh foods within reasonable price ranges. if parents can't understand that, they should pull their kids out and enroll them in private schools or pack a school lunch for their kids at home.
as for the sports equipment, if all the parents feel the same way, no one should let their kids play sports. let the coach eat it.