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CPS Parent/Guardian Survey: Food on School Grounds

 
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is working to address childhood overweight and obesity issues in our schools. The obesity rate for Chicago children ages 3-13 is 50%, and we recognize our role in CPS to promote a school environment that supports healthy behaviors. This survey will provide us with important feedback regarding what parents/guardians think about the foods sold or provided in school buildings or on school grounds. This survey is about food that is NOT provided in the school meal program.

PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO EACH QUESTION BY CIRCLING ONE ANSWER
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1. Your child’s school (if you have more than one child enrolled in a CPS school, please provide the name of each school):
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2. Are you concerned about the nutritional quality of the food and beverages that your child consumes during the school day outside of the school breakfast and lunch program?
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3. Would you support your school’s effort to do healthy fundraisers, eliminating selling candies and other unhealthy foods?
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4. Would you support a school policy that would prohibit the sales of unhealthy foods on school grounds during the school day (this includes fundraising sales, vending machines, school store, etc.)?
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5. Would you support a school policy that required teachers and parents/guardians to serve only healthy snacks and beverages during class parties, with two exceptions per year (a practice used in other school districts)?
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6. Would you support a school policy that prohibited food and beverages from being served by other parents in your child’s classroom on special occasions such as birthdays and holidays? This policy would change the focus of celebrations to class games, read alouds, and fun activities with parents and family members.
7. Many students bring snack food, such as chips, into school and consume it during breakfast and lunch in the classroom or in the cafeteria. Would you support a school policy that required students to eat their meal, either from home or the school cafeteria, before consuming snacks of lower nutritional value such as chips or cookies?
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8. Would you support a school policy that prohibited sugar-sweetened beverages from being consumed by students during the school day, including drinks brought from outside of school? (Examples of sugar-sweetened beverages include soda/pop, fruit drinks such as Sunny D, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened coffee and tea.) 100% juice drinks would not be prohibited and drinking water would remain readily available at all times.
9. Do you think it is important for a parent/guardian to be involved in decisions about what his or her child eats at school?
10. OPTIONAL: Please provide your contact information (name, phone number, email address) if you would like to be contacted about health and wellness initiatives at your child's school. Also if you have any additional feedback please provide it in this space.
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