MADISON, Wis. -- A new controversial, food policy proposal in the Madison Metropolitan School District could take food out of children's mouths and funding for clubs, activities and supplies.

The district's Board of Education will consider district-wide recommendations on food policy within the next few days that might include a ban on candy, soda and snack food sales during school hours, according to the student representatives to the board.

The administrator writing the final recommendations refused to reveal if a ban will be part of the proposed policy, WISC-TV reported.

Supporters of the proposal argue that the food policy is to promote healthy eating and food safety.

A ban would impact food sales in school cafeterias and vending machines, as well as fundraisers sponsored by school clubs and extracurricular activities.

At Memorial High School, vending machines alone generate $24,000 a year, WISC-TV reported.

Connor Gants, the student liaison to the Madison board, said that the ban could greatly impact what some extracurricular activities could accomplish.

"Money for scholarships for field trips when students can't afford it comes from vending machine sales," Gants said. "That's the discretionary spending the school has. And that would be gone."

Gants estimates that Memorial would lose up to $30,000 a year in vending and fundraising sales. Thousands of dollars in profit earned by the school store goes toward unbudgeted items like updated equipment, books and supplies for business and marketing classes.

The high school band raises $3,000 a year from food fundraisers. The National Honor Society raises about $2,000. Forensics makes $8,500 in two annual fundraisers, WISC-TV reported.

Gants said that the student Senate voted twice against the snack sales ban because it's not a sweet deal for students and their activity clubs.

"Some of the smaller ones are just going to have to shut down," he said. "Some of the larger ones are going to be able to handle a different type of fundraiser and might be able to make up some of the costs."

He said that that he's gathering information from other schools in case he needs to argue against the proposed ban, WISC-TV reported.

The thousands of dollars in candy sales at Memorial's school store are used for extra equipment, books and supplies for business and marketing classes.

Some school clubs exist only because of money made on candy and food fundraisers, WISC-TV reported.