I have heard about a lot of people fighting for this also. However, what they dont get is that these vending machines make tons of money for the schools. And everyone knows that these schools can use every penny they can get. I know to many of you, this seems like robbing peter to pay paul, but it is not. If kids are getting overweight, it is not the fault of the candy bar they were able to buy during lunch. This may not help, but it is only a symptom of a problem. Most kids who get overweight do so because of an unhealthy lifestyle (to much tv, to much bad food, to little activity). This is stuff that happens after school. We can remove the vending machines, saving these kids from that one extra snack. This will likley result in budget cuts from a kids school, PE, an art program, any non traditional program will be the first to go. IMHO, this is a misguided effort that does not have the benefits to outweigh its costs.