From kindergarten through 12th grade, children spend most of their time in school. School, as we adults think, should be our children's teacher while we are at work. They give them lunch and possibly breakfast, five days a week, keep them active and teach them all about their bodies and health during health classes. But do they really take enough care of them? Some schools fail to serve healthy foods, teach health lessons, or even provide enough time to be physically active. One in three children is obese, reason enough to take care of the lives of these children at school. Schools are one reason why obesity rates among younger generations are growing rapidly. Since the beginning of time, schools have always been a place we could trust. A place where we could send our children without worrying about what they might learn or do or eat, but maybe we should be. As the desire for fast food grows, so does the demand for it. Some schools have taken advantage of this and introduced fast food into their schools, providing it for lunch. A high school in California serves McDonald's, Subway, and even Quiznos to its students for lunch (Lehmann). The school says children are more likely to buy school food when they see branded foods (np). Schools receive money from the National School Lunch Program for every meal they serve, but that money from the government only covers a certain amount (np). To pay other lunch staff, facility costs, and food, schools use the money they earn from selling lunches and breakfasts to their students (np). Another school in California even tried to imitate Round Table, a branded pizza in their area, with healthier ingredients, but only managed to sell 250-300; when they sold the Round T...... half of the paper ......on the State Board of Education, nd Web. April 17, 2014.Hellmich, Nanci. “Report: More physical education, activity programs needed in schools.” United States today. Gannett, May 23, 2013. Web. April 17, 2014. Lehmann, Deborah. “Why school cafeterias give out fast food (page 2).” Education.com. Education, October 21, 2013. Web. March 12, 2014."Physical activity other than physical education." NASBE Center for Safe and Healthy Schools. National Association of State Boards of Education, n.d. Web. April 17, 2014. “Physical Education.” NASBE Center for Safe and Healthy Schools. National Association of State Boards of Education, nd Web. April 17, 2014.Rochman, Bonnie. “Childhood obesity: Most US schools don't require physical education classes or recesses.” Time.com. Time, 7 December 2011. Web. 17 April 2014. "Teaching health education at school." HealthyChildren.org. Healthy Children, May 11, 2013. Web. April 17. 2014.