Connecticut Moving to Curb Soda Sales in Schools

Connecticut is on the verge of banning most sales of sodas and other sugary beverages in K-12 public schools as part of legislation that some observers say would create the strictest school nutrition policy adopted by any state.

The bill received final legislative approval April 27, and Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has said she will sign it.

Under the measure, only water, milk, and 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice would be sold in school cafeterias and from school vending machines, beginning July 1. The measure would ban regular sodas, diet sodas, and even “sports drinks” such...