Most States Don't Limit Schools' Business Deals, GAO Says
Where to draw the line on corporate advertising and merchandising directed at students is often left up to the discretion of local school boards and district officials, according to a U.S. General Accounting Office report released last week.
While federal and state laws that generally govern commercial activity in schools are on the books, only 19 states have statutes or regulations targeting specific activities, the report shows. And the agency characterizes the laws in 14 of those states as narrow in scope.
The GAO, a congressional agency that conducts studies requested by federal lawmakers, uses a broad definition of commercial activities that encompasses everything from student-led candy sales to advertisements on school buses, corporate logos on school equipment and athletic uniforms, and market...
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