"Connecticut School Bans Cookies, Ice Cream"

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.

No dessert unless you eat your vegetables - pretty basic rules for kids. An elementary school in Connecticut is going a step further. Glenville School has banned the sale of cookies and ice cream. The principal says that kids were throwing away lunches and heading straight for dessert. The students are still screaming for ice cream. But all they'll find in this cafeteria is fruit and yogurt.

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