Board of Education members approved the new policy during their Aug. 1 meeting. Members Kurt Buchholz and Patrick Escalante voted "no." While classroom parties – including birthday parties – must be celebrated without food, "alternative non-food classroom celebrations are allowable" in the new policy. The new policy also prohibits the use of food as a reward and encourages … [Read more...] about Glen Ellyn District 41 bans food at school parties