School Board “Cupcakes, Not Allowed – Zucchini Bread”

Brian’s Blog will go in depth with this new Knox County School Board Policy on the control of food, in future post. Parents are no longer able to bring cupcakes or cookies on their child’s birthday for the entire class. Classes are no longer able to have special parties where they order and have delivered pizzas from an outside restaurant.

In response to this issue that has parents complaining at the schools, ball fields, Walmart and just about anywhere parents gather. Indya Kincannon Second District School Board Member, on Monday during the School Board workshop said we need to communicate the message correctly. I am getting calls that we have banned birthdays, that is not true. You can still have a birthday and celebrate it, but, “instead of having a high sugary treat like cupcakes it should be Zucchini bread”

Well, that is just dandy. The Second District School Board Member believes that the Southern tradition of cupcakes, cookies and birthday cake should now be replaced by Zucchini bread. A review of a recipe for Zucchini bread now reveal that even the Second District choice for birthday Zucchini bread will not be allowed under the new policy as it contains Sugar and Brown Sugar.

Zucchini Bread

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 cups of flour

3/4 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 cups finely grated zucchini

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; Combine sugars, oil, and eggs and mix. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add wet to dry and mix until moisten. Divide mixture into 2 lightly greased loaf pans.

Bake for about 60 mins or until done.

And you wonder, why the Knox County School Board can not manage a budget and have a $40 million dollar high school on budget, without cost over runs of $6.0 million dollars. But, that too is another issue for future post. Have a great morning, but, wait in Knox County Schools teachers can not even purchase a cup of REGULAR coffee, it must be Decaf. The Southern tradition of Sweet Tea is gone from Knox County Schools. The Tea must now be Decaf as well. Robert Bratton, the Ninth District School Board Member got it right Monday night. Have you ever had Decaf Tea? Have you ever had Decaf Tea without Sugar, Sweet & Lo? What’s the point? So, it won’t be a very good morning. Brian’s Blog is advocating a coffee smuggling ring among teachers. You must get your coffee from the outside and then take it underground.

Surely, the Central Office Building at the Andrew Johnson Building are following the guidelines that are imposed on the faculty at each school. No REGULAR coffee is being brewed at the Central Office. Right? Time will tell.