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The Fight for Dairy Diversity in Public Schools | Ambrook Research

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A law that flew under the radar in schools for over two decades came bubbling to the surface last year, when California high school student Marielle Williamson was told she couldn’t get soy milk at lunch without a doctor’s note. Williamson argued that her issue wasn’t medical — she was taking a stand against an industry whose environmental toll she could not abide. Read Next The Vegan School Lunch Fighting to Keep Milk a Household — But Not Plant-Based — Name Why Dairy Farmers Dump Their Milk Williamson was also forbidden from distributing literature to her classmates about the benefits of milk alternatives unless she also gave out pro-dairy marketing material. The tussle developed into a lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District, which ultimately conceded to Williamson’s demands and settled the suit in November. The initial case may be over but the issue is ongoing — the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), arbiter of school nutrition, continues to enforce strict

When a Los Angeles-area student sued her school district, she ended up sparking a national debate over milk in school lunches and the need for more inclusive options. A law that flew under the radar in schools for over two decades came bubbling to the surface last year, when California high school student Marielle Williamson was told she couldn’t get soy milk at lunch without a doctor’s note. Williamson argued that her issue wasn’t medical — she was taking a stand against an industry whose environmental toll she could not abide. Read Next The Vegan School Lunch Fighting to Keep Milk a Househol

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