Weird School Bans Schools have rules to protect students and foster a positive learning environment. Some are strange and controversial – like the ban on bagged lunches recently imposed by one Chicago-area school. Here's a lineup of school bans that have grabbed headlines and begged the question: Have schools gone too far? Bag lunch ban The war on childhood obesity has landed in the lunchroom. A school in the Chicago area banned students from bringing bag lunches, claiming they contain unhealthy food. School cafeteria guidelines recently changed School bans 'meep' Inspired by a Muppet students at a high school in Massachusetts started using the word "meep." The school principal felt that the word disrupted school, so it was banned. Watch another inspiring meeper Social media group supports meep Breast cancer awareness bracelets ban A new marketing campaign for breast cancer awareness has a slogan that some deem offensive, so some school districts have banned b...