WV Department of Oral Health

Maybe it's simply time to abolish the West Virginia legislature and end their misery.

Seriously

Do they not have enough to do?
Because kids have cavities they want to abolish all soda and sugary snacks from schools and create a new, more ludicrous, aspect of government. The "Department of Oral Health".

*sigh*

First: If you want to improve ANY medical condition in WV then you target the parents and educate them. You do NOT usurp their authority. In this case, dental care.

Secondly: Do you know why kids buy snacks at school? Because the meals served are so regulated they're often tasteless AND because a number of kids - especially growing teens - don't get full on the portions served. It's sad to watch a kid nearing 6 foot be fed three chicken strips and a few fries and be satisfied. Anyone who's had a teenage boy in their home knows it's often like stoking a furance. They're almost impossible to fill up. The meager portions in our high schools don't come close.

Do us a favor, legislators: Put your attention towards kids who do without. Without food. Without insurance. Without parental care. We don't need more red tape in our government.