Elementary school age kids don’t drink hot tea usually. Maybe in England, but that seems like providing kettles for all the kids might be a bit of a burn hazard.
Then they can take themselves to a cafe and buy a tea or coffee. This is about what all the schools are permitted to serve the students. Yes, some are 17 or 18, and some are 5 or 6 years old. Sugar and caffeine are the two most addictive substances widely available to children, and few things manufactured are as profitable as caffeinated sugar water. Put it in a bottle with fancy colors and a cool logo, have some social media influencers plug the drink, and then find a captive audience that’s sleep deprived, facing extreme pressure to perform, and too young and impulsive to make long-term healthy decisions. That’s called a business model.
Yeah. I wouldn’t serve any caffeinated drinks to a horde of children. I suppose the limit on caffeine must mostly be in regards to colas.
Or tea?
Botttled iced tea is mostly sugar, with just enough caffeine to make it addictive. It doesn’t belong in schools.
You know there is classic hot tea?
Freshly brewed black tea in hot weather is absolutely brilliant. I’ve got into tea trinking during a holiday in Sicily.
Elementary school age kids don’t drink hot tea usually. Maybe in England, but that seems like providing kettles for all the kids might be a bit of a burn hazard.
Nowhere in this article is indicated that these changes are only for elementary schools.
And you go to school until you’re 17/18 years old. It’s perfectly reasonable for them to have a tea or a coffee
Then they can take themselves to a cafe and buy a tea or coffee. This is about what all the schools are permitted to serve the students. Yes, some are 17 or 18, and some are 5 or 6 years old. Sugar and caffeine are the two most addictive substances widely available to children, and few things manufactured are as profitable as caffeinated sugar water. Put it in a bottle with fancy colors and a cool logo, have some social media influencers plug the drink, and then find a captive audience that’s sleep deprived, facing extreme pressure to perform, and too young and impulsive to make long-term healthy decisions. That’s called a business model.
I don’t know about schools in Spain, but in France you can’t easily leave school premises during school hours
Even coffee?
People can also drink water, you know, like there’s in the toilet?
That’s what we had at school, I don’t remember any complaints.