Buffalo Grove Students Protest Cookie Price Hike
Students, who returned to school to discover that cafeteria cookie prices have doubled to 50 cents, have organized a boycott.
The struggling economy has impacted many, and Buffalo Grove High School students are no exception. Upon returning to school last month, some students were outraged to learn that the price of the cafeteria’s fresh-baked cookies had doubled from 25 cents to 50 cents. The price hike prompted one teen to organize what quickly manifested into a boycott of the cookies. Hundreds of Buffalo Grove students have joined a Facebook group called “BGSACI - Buffalo Grove Students Against Cookie Inflation.” “I started the group as a joke,” admitted Mikey Diamond, a senior. But others clearly think the cookie price is no laughing matter. After two weeks, the group has attracted nearly 800 members — more than one-third of the student body. When Diamond's …
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