School bans governor's choc treat - because of a drive to promote healthy eating

[The Straight Story]

School bans governor's choc treat

A 92-year-old school governor has been told he can no longer give chocolate to children at a Cornish school, because of a drive to promote healthy eating.

Hartley Peters has been handing out chocolate to children at Mawnan Church of England Primary School for more than 10 years.

Every week Mr Peters would bring in Kit Kats, until this term when he was told his treats were not welcome.

Now he is bringing in a healthy alternative, raisins.

No choice

Mr Peters said: "They liked me because I brought in the Kit Kats.

"I would have been the same at their age - everyone likes a present.

"I was disappointed I could not carry on bringing in my chocolates."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7605129.stm

[dionysus]

1. awww, that sucks!

[kestrel91316]

2. The irony: high quality dark chocolate is AT LEAST as healthy

as raisins.

[LeftishBrit]

4. good point; and tastes better!

[LeftishBrit]

3. Surprised he was allowed to hand out chocs regularly in the first place

We were definitely not allowed to eat sweets at my primary school (except at special school parties) and that was in the early 1970s. I think secondary school was more tolerant in that respect.

UK schools have always set rules about children's clothes, food choices, etc. possibly more than American schools. In fact, I think there's more flexibility about food now than in the past, because of more awareness of medical and religious restrictions on food. At my school, no one had a packed lunch except for special medical reasons; we all ate school dinners, and if you didn't eat what was put in front of you, you were frowned on as 'fussy'. At my friend's school, you were actually forced to eat everything given to you; one of her classmates rebelled by being sick all over the 'dinner lady'!

None of this Good Old Discipline prevented me from becoming a chocaholic!