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AIBU to ask if your primary school have banned water bottles in class

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crikeycrumbsblimey · 10/01/2022 17:48

Just having a discussion with a friend whose primary age DD has been told they are not allowed their water bottle in class and it needs to stay in the locker. They have said water bottles are distracting. They only allow access at breaks.

Could anyone let me know if their school has adopted the same policy? They have told my friend that "most" primary schools are adopting the same policy but between us we can't find a single other school.

YABU - my school does not allow water bottles in class
YANBU - my school allows water bottles in class

Just wondering how common this is. Thanks

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crikeycrumbsblimey · 10/01/2022 18:01

@JurgensCakeBabyJesus

I don't have a child in primary school, but certainly when I was at primary school we had access to drinks at break times and our daily milk. None of us died of dehydration. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
I've not stated whether it is reasonable or not - I just want to understand current policy in other schools.

Thanks for the helpful replies so far.

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ArblemarchTFruitbat · 10/01/2022 18:00

Slightly off topic but in my young day it was unheard of to have drinks in the classroom. You could get a drink of water at break or lunchtime. Why is it children nowadays need to have water bottles in the classroom?

GTAlogic · 10/01/2022 17:57

As part of my job I work in lots of primary school classrooms and in almost all of them the water bottles are kept in a box or tray on the side near the sink. The children can usually get a drink during or just after break or lunch or, if they ask, during the lesson after the main teaching input. I have noticed that most children just don't bother apart from a few sips after morning break. Water bottles on the desks are a pain in the arse: they get knocked over, they leak, they take up a lot of space and the children end up sitting there with the bottle in their mouths almost like dummies.

JurgensCakeBabyJesus · 10/01/2022 17:55

I don't have a child in primary school, but certainly when I was at primary school we had access to drinks at break times and our daily milk. None of us died of dehydration. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

WakeUpLockie · 10/01/2022 17:55

YANBU but no voting buttons that I can see. I think with covid it’s better to have individual bottles isn’t it? Instead of a water jug or whatever the alternative might be. DS in year 2.

Hospedia · 10/01/2022 17:53

Our school allows water bottles in class, their only stipulations are that they should be clear and should have a sports cap/straw to prevent spills (but even then they're not strict on it).