A school has banned children from eating sweets

A primary school has banned children from eating sweets and chocolate
in an attempt to improve dental health, teachers said today.

Instead pupils at Marton Grove Primary School in Middlesbrough can
bring fruit and other healthy food to school.

The sweet ban is part of a project to improve pupils' dental hygiene
after figures showed students are four times more likely than the
national average to have decayed or filled teeth.
Pupils who attend the school's nursery and breakfast club have
introduced supervised teeth brushing sessions. There will also be
nurses on hand to advise on tooth brushing technique.
Children will be screened at the end of the one-year pilot to see if
oral hygiene has improved.
Throughout the scheme, there will also be information events for
children, parents and staff.

Cathy Weeks...

I doubt it. I suspect the teacher would take away a mini-chocolate
bar, if that was sent instead.

Cathy Weeks

Deputy head Helen Owen said:

What do you think are they right? Do have children rights to eat sweets?

preben nielsen...

Looooooool. Only in th US.... :)

nospam...

It think they should put more emphasis on brushing and flossing.