Schools in Clayton County, Georgia, are getting rid of junk food during school hours.
By November 7, children won't be able to buy cookies, sodas, pizza and a few other foods when classes are in session. Vending machines will be locked.
School officials implemented these changes to protect the federal funding they receive as part of the National School Lunch Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture banned non-nutritious breakfasts and lunches two years ago; when investigators found that some Clayton County schools were violating guidelines and selling less healthy food to kids, they threatened to withhold 40 percent of the $37 million in meal funding they receive.