TPSNP information about elementary campuses
Elementary school campuses may not serve or provide access for students to
FMNV and all other forms of candy at any time anywhere on school premises
until the end of the last scheduled class.
Such foods and beverages may not be sold or given away to students on
school premises by school administrators or staff (principals, coaches,
teachers, etc.), students or student groups, parents or parent groups, guest
speakers or any other person, company or organization.
An elementary school campus may not serve competitive foods (or provide
access to them through direct or indirect sales) to students anywhere on school
premises throughout the school day until the end of the last scheduled class.
This does not pertain to food items made available by the school food service
department. All foods, beverages and snack items must comply with the
nutrition standards and portion size restrictions in this policy.
Elementary classrooms may allow one nutritious snack per day under the
teacher’s supervision. The snack may be in the morning or afternoon but may
not be at the same time as the regular meal periods for that class. The snack
may be provided by the school food service, the teacher, parents or other
groups and should be at no cost to students.
Prepackaged snacks must comply with the fat and sugar limits of the Texas
Public School Nutrition Policy, and must be single-size servings. All snacks
(homemade and prepackaged) may not contain any FMNVs or consist of
candy or dessert type items (cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pudding, ice cream or
frozen desserts, etc).
Elementary schools must serve only milk, unflavored water and
100 percent fruit and or vegetable juice. No electrolyte
replacement beverages (sports drinks) may be served or sold.
