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Classmates soon crowded around for samples of oat- or pea protein-based beverages.
Students loved it, Williamson told Grist.
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But when she began planning a similar event this spring, school administrators pushed back.
That would counter the whole point of the campaign, Williamson said.
Some students oppose the rules because they are vegan.
Others simply find cows milk gross.
Animal agriculture produces14.5 percentof [global] greenhouse gas emissions and nobodys talking about it, Williamson said.
During World War II, the U.S. government encouraged farmers toproduce more milkthat it could send to soldiers overseas.
To many medical groups, the school dairy requirement has become a clear anachronism.
The USDA has made [cows milk] virtually untouchable, Press said.
The school district did say its food services program follows USDA guidelines.
Even so, more and more young people are calling out the USDA policy.
The youth-led organization supports anti-dairy student activism through itsMind Over Milkcampaign.
To them, milks protected status endorses animal cruelty and fuels the climate crisis.
They should be able to choose the more sustainable option.
This article originally appeared inGristathttps://grist.org/food/this-la-teen-is-suing-her-school-district-and-the-usda-to-promote-nondairy-milk/.
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