GREENVILLE, S.C. – School leaders in Greenville, South Carolina are concerned the new school bake sale rules could harm their after-school tutoring programs.

The rules, championed by First Lady Michelle Obama, put tight new restrictions on what can be sold during fundraising bake sales. If schools aren’t able to sell what students like to buy, the funded programs could be in jeopardy.

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The State reports:

A slew of volunteers man the Generals’ Store at Wade Hampton High School, selling snacks to hungry high schoolers during breakfast and lunch hours. …

Leaders of Wade Hampton’s school store fear they could lose thousands of dollars in income this year, which could jeopardize after-school tutoring programs.

And the Greenville County School District says forced changes to its in-school food vendors could cost it $1 million in sales this school year.

The Generals’ store historically has generated $30,000-$40,000 a year to fund after-school tutoring and transportation, vital programs to the school’s academic success for many of its low-to-middle income students, parent Debbie Strickland tells the paper.

“We’re going to lose a huge percentage of our revenue,” the newspaper quotes her as saying.

“Wade Hampton Principal Eric Williams said revenue losses could affect the school’s after-school tutoring program next school year, but the school will comply with the changes,” The State reports.

Failure to comply could result in fines.

Newspaper defends regulations against student’s petition

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Last week, we reported on Florence, South Carolina sophomore Madeline Taylor launching a petition drive to get her school to “bring back pizza and french fries.”

“The entire rest of the day all I heard about was how hungry everyone was,” she said. “I then became very concerned about what would happen if this continued everyday throughout the school year,” she was quoted as saying.

Her story went viral and it appeared on the Drudge Report and Fox News, among other places.

But her hometown paper doesn’t seem too thrilled Madeline is stepping out of line.

In response to Taylor’s momentum, the Morning News Online reports:

Taylor appeared on Fox News this week to talk about the petition, saying the students just want more appealing options. She also told the Fox & Friends hosts that if the district is struggling to get new healthful options stocked that they should just serve the long-standing unhealthy foods in the meantime. There was no mention of the large cost to the district if it disobeys the rules that were set in place by the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which passed the Senate with unanimous consent and the House with mostly Democratic support before being signed by President Barack Obama. The rules all public school districts are operating under now are interim rules, and a more permanent set will be put into place by 2016. (emphasis added)

In other words, all of those infinitely brilliant people in Washington, D.C. know what’s best for students and parents across America so sit down and eat your kale smoothie. How dare some dumb teenager exercise her First Amendment rights.

The reporter, Ellen Meder, made no mention of the school districts losing money by following the rules. She also made no mention of the millions of dollars going into the trash everyday because children are required to take food the school leaders know they will not eat.

Even teenagers like Madeline Taylor and the school leaders of Greenville schools can see the rules are having an adverse effect.