State departments of education, business associations, professional organizations, and advocacy groups have developed guidelines for the use of corporate-sponsored materials in schools and for promotion of appropriate relationships between business and public schools. We encourage educators, parents, and others to review these guidelines.
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November 30, 2004. Scottsdale Unified School District
(SUSD):
Bus Advertisement Policy
The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD)
has approved a policy to allow advertisements on school buses.
September 3, 2004. Seattle School Board:
Sales of Sodas and Junk Food Banned on School Campuses
The Seattle School Board has unanimously
approved a comprehensive and far-reaching set of nutrition-related policies that will ban sales of all foods
containing high levels of sugar and fat, improve the quality and appeal of school meal programs, and prohibit
contracts with beverage vendors for "exclusive pouring rights."
August 2004. National Parent Teacher Association (PTA):
The National PTA created a nutrition
resolution
and
action plan, for promoting the
importance of healthy eating and physical activity among children and youth to combat the growing national
epidemic of childhood obesity.
July 1996. Canadian Teachers' Federation:
Public education and the private sector
Reduced funding for curriculum development and for the purchase of high-quality materials
makes it more likely that school boards will enter into agreements that expose students to
curricular materials that promote corporate interests.
January 1991. National Parent Teacher Association (PTA):
National PTA guidelines for corporate involvement in the schools
The Principles are for guidance purposes when considering school-business relationships,
and can be used by state and local PTAs to educate members and inform boards of education
and businesses on this issue.
May 3, 2006. Alliance for a Healthier Generation:
August 16, 2005. American Beverage Association (ABA):
November 24, 2003. Coca Cola Inc:
January 1, 1998. Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business (SOCAP):
November 1991. Childrens' Advertising Review Unit:
Professional Organizations
February 20, 2004. Report of the APA Taskforce on Advertising and Children:
January 2004. American Academy of Pediatrics:
November 2003. Center for Science in the Public Interest:
March 27, 2003. Parents of Aptos Middle School:
February, 1995. American Academy of Pediatrics:
January 2004. Action for Healthy Kids:
December 1995. Advertisers in Schools: