I don't think schools should carry pop, no...but I also understand that it's a tempting proposition as the companies pay the school for the opportunity.
Hell, my university is sponsored by Pepsi, which means if I want something that isn't Dr. Pepper I have to walk a few blocks and buy it myself.
But high schools shouldn't have the machines at all. Pop isn't good for you, and your average high school student is not gifted enough to realize that they shouldn't be drinking carbonated corn syrup.
I have less of a problem with it in the US, though, since taxpayer money doesn't pay for fatty's hospital bills. In Canada the little porkers' treatment comes out of my income tax.
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