Oust junk food for rewards in schools

Research has shown refined sugars and artificial food colorings have detrimental effects on cognitive function, focus, attention span, and information retention (not to mention allergies, from which my child suffers, to these food dyes are becoming more prevalent). Our children's health and brain function should be protected and promoted to facilitate the best learning environment possible. The future of our country's very intelligence in being thwarted from it's inception. Teachers and schools should not give sugary treats as rewards.