Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools


We imagine even Michelle Obama would be proud of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the midst of a nationwide childhood obesity epidemic, the California just signed a law requiring free water be made available where food is served in schools.

“With this legislation, we are turning our goals into action that will help create a healthy foundation for California’s future,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

There needs to be law to make sure schools provide drinking water to children at lunch? Evidently, yes. A survey of California schools found 40 percent of those that responded didn’t offer students free water where they ate lunch.

Last week, Shots spoke with California State Sen. Mark Leno, who introduced the legislation. “We know for a fact that dehydration is associated with impaired cognitive function and that it also can adversely affect alertness, attention and perception, memory and reasoning,” Leno said.

The law is slated to take effect this January, and it gives schools until July to comply.

Digg This
Reddit This
Stumble Now!
Buzz This
Vote on DZone
Share on Facebook
Bookmark this on Delicious
Kick It on DotNetKicks.com
Shout it
Share on LinkedIn
Bookmark this on Technorati
Post on Twitter
Google Buzz (aka. Google Reader)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *