GALION, Ohio – An Ohio third grader earned a pizza party for his class after he learned about the new federal lunch restrictions and wrote a letter to his local city council to complain.

Galion Intermediate School teacher Lesley Buzza received an email from district superintendent Mark Stefanik Oct. 29 informing employees that lunch time pizza parties are no more because federal lunch restrictions on nutritional content forbid the celebrations, and she relayed the news to her social studies students, CrawfordCountyNow.com reports.

The devastating news prompted a class discussion about government intervention, and how edicts from Washington D.C. can negatively impact students in Ohio. They also discussed the constitutional right of freedom of speech, and how citizens can air their grievances against government, according to the Telegraph-Forum.

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“The conversation about how the federal government creates policies that are meant to create positive changes, but sometimes they have unintended consequences like no longer being able to have pizza parties in class started during Mrs. Buzza’s Social Studies class,” Riddlebaugh’s home room teacher Josh Riggle told the news site.

“A few students questioned whether or not things could change and that’s when the conversation turned to our rights and responsibilities granted through the Constitution, including the freedom of speech which allows us the opportunity to voice our opinions to our elected officials and inspire change in our democratic society.”

The conversation stuck with student R.J. Riddlebaugh, although he was left with the impression that the local city council banned the pizza parties, not realizing the change came from the federal level.

“He came home from school and said he was really upset because the teachers told his class they couldn’t have pizza parties anymore,” his mother, Brandi Riddlebaugh said. “He told me that City Council said it’s (pizza party) not allowed. We talked about it and I mentioned he could write a letter if he wanted.”

So he did.

R.J. explained in his letter that the pizza parties serve as a reward for student reading accomplishments.

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He pointed out that “a pizza party encourages kids to read more. And as you know reading is important.”

R.J. also mentioned that he loves pizza, and so does his classmates.

The third grader delivered the letter to City of Galion Clerk of Council Julie Bell, who immediately took his concerns under advisement.

“Mom brought him to my office and he walked straight up, introduced himself and shook my hand,” Bell told Crawford County Now. “I read the letter and just thought it was adorable, even though I know he was not in the right place.”

Bell read R.J.’s letter to city council members, who were impressed by his initiative and decided to do something about his concerns, even if they were somewhat misplaced.

“In the process of learning about government, he had the impression that City Council had outlawed pizza parties,” Galion Mayor Tom O’Leary said. “Mrs. Bell, after reading the letter at a council meeting, had the excellent idea of showing that council was in favor of pizza parties by sponsoring one for R.J.’s class.”

Several city council members and O’Leary delivered pizzas to R.J.’s class personally.

“This is the first time this has happened in my four-year teaching career,” Riggle told the news site.

“It’s a proud moment for me, especially with R.J., because he’s not a student that you would expect to take that initiative. He stepped out of his comfort zone and took advantage of an opportunity to express his feelings.”

Superintendent Stefanik and Brandi Riddlebaugh also commended R.J. for standing up for what he believes in.

“Our students can still enjoy pizza parties during the afternoon hours of the school day, however we want to ensure that all our students enjoy healthy lunches that meets all the federal guidelines,” Stefanik told the news site.

“I would personally never ban student pizza parties because they serve as a wonderful reward for student achievement, and I love a good pizza just as much as the next person.”

“I’m really proud of R.J.,” his mom said.