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On June 30, 2004, President Bush signed the Child Nutrition
and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthy/wellnesspolicy.html
This law required each school district
in the nation to have a Wellness Policy in place by the first day of the
2006-2007 school year. This legislation
was structured so that each individual school district developed its own policy
to ensure that local needs were addressed. Currently the Wellness Advisory Council (WAC) of
the Sequoia Union
High School
District is made up of school nutrition professionals, the
district nurse, science and physical education teachers, parents, district
administrator, community members, students and staff from the Sequoia Teen
Resource Center,
The Sequoia District Teen Wellness Center, and the Sequoia Hospital Wellness
Program.
Our Wellness Policy includes goals for nutrition education,
physical education and activity, as well as nutritional guidelines for all
foods available on each campus during the school day. Legislation from California, SB12 and SB
965, establishes additional nutritional standards including restriction on the
types of foods and beverages that can be sold on a school site during the
school day. www.californiaprojectlean.org
The nutrition standards only apply to food and beverage
items sold on campus and do not apply to items brought from home for individual
consumption. All groups selling or
serving food and beverages on campus will be required to follow the
standards. The district has complied
with SB965, which bans soda sales in elementary, middle and high schools.
Our Wellness Advisory Council meets on the 4th
Monday of the month at 3:30 PM in the District Office, 480 James Ave. in Redwood City.
Our goal is to have our students “Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn”. We welcome parent, student and community
input. Please contact your school’s PTSA
President, or Judy Sencenbaugh, District Nurse at 650 369-1411 X 2234 if you
would like to be a part of the Wellness Advisory Council. For further health resources, go to: www.californiahealthykids.org
Click Here For Wellness Board Policy and WAC Newsletters
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