Are Houston-area teens lost without their lattes?

Are Houston-area teens lost without their lattes?
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Wes' mother, Karlotta, a fan of the nonfat Caramel Macchiato, has no problems with her son's habit: He could be doing worse things, she said.

Yes I suppose your child could be doing worse things than consuming unsafe levels of caffeine, sugar and fat. But then you don't care what sort of health issues will come from this down the road do you mom.

The 17-year-old, who once joked on MySpace that he loved Starbucks as much as his girlfriend, first visited the chain in middle school.

Sad commentary on where his priorities are... But then this is just an extention of the "if it feels good do it" mentality that most of these kids parents grew up on

"Given that many of their products are unhealthy — they are high in sugar and high in calories and high in caffeine — that's a problem," he said.
A 16-ounce "grande" Caffe Mocha — with whole milk and whipped cream — has 400 calories and 22 grams of fat, according to the company's Web site. That's the equivalent of about two Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts.

Yeah, and I know that I can get a better sugar buzz off of a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the cost of 1 Grande Caffe Mocha.

And at Kingwood High School, where Wes is a student, Starbucks habits are more the norm than counter-culture.
School officials say they tried to hop on the bandwagon. Three years ago, they opened a coffee kiosk on campus, but low sales forced it to close.
Karen Collier, the district's spokeswoman, said the drinks just weren't "cool."
"We needed to charge more for it," she joked.

Who gives a flying rats ass if the drinks were cool. It is not the job of the school district to be cool, nor is it their job to assist students in their habbits. They are there to teach, not be cool.

Principal Steve Amstutz of Houston ISD's Lee High, said his school's cozy Java City cafe, which opened two years ago, has made his school a better place to learn

My wife taught at Lee HS for a while and the last thing that school needs is more kids amped up on caffeine, and sugar. I would really like to know how it is better now Mr. Amstutz.