Is it April 1st?

School bans sugar in tea – Telegraph

Sixth-formers at the 1,180-pupil Tonypandy Community College, in Rhondda, South Wales, have protested that their freedom of choice is being taken away from them.

“We should have a right to choose what we eat,” said Emma-Jayne Morgan 16, chairman of the student council.

“I was amazed to be told I could not have any sugar in my tea. If you were told that at a local cafe you would walk out in disgust.”

The school said the sugar and sweeteners ban was a result of new guidelines from the Welsh Assembly to promote health eating.

Someone has taken this a little bit too far. Are the teachers still allowed sugar in their tea or coffee?


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One response to “Is it April 1st?”

  1. This is the sort of thing Americans get all up in arms about when we start talking about “socialized medicine” and the gov’t telling us what we can do. It’s extreme and rare, and I imagine the populace will let them know what they can do with their sugarless tea. Any harbors nearby?

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