Students achieve a ban on school district purchasing sweatshop products

Liza Baer and Hanna Shepard in St Paul have managed to have their school district pass a resolution banning schools buying equipment that has been produced under sweatshop conditions. Even their Amnesty International 'adviser' thought they wouldn't succeed, but by going around church groups, the teachers union and talking to lots of classes, they've managed to make a difference. The Saint Paul Pioneer Press:
"They found students receptive to their message, but they had questions and some misperceptions.
Baer said some thought clothing prices would go way up if they didn't buy from such factories. Others believed these businesses were only located in other countries. But Shepard said some in the United States don't operate under the federal Fair Labor Act.
'The ones who saw the presentation wanted us to go through with it,' Liza said. 'They were shocked by what they heard.'"