Does your DC primary school allow squash through a hot day?

[Neowwwm]

Sent my DC with a non- see through bottle with juice in today as since weaning and trying - DC has never drank plain water. Teacher removed the bottle stating water only in the day which will be provided with their own water bottles from school and juice only at lunch time.

AIBU or should this rule be relaxed during heatwaves?

Wow it will take me a while to catch up!

I accepted some of the first few posts regarding spills however I feel the rule could be relaxed at least for the last six weeks of term or during a heatwave.

Particularly aggrieved now as DC informed me a few teachers had Ice Pops at break time. The fact they let the children see this has annoyed me as kids didn't get ice pops and it makes their no squash rule much weaker - I used to be a teacher and I know a head can't control staff as much as children however this seems ill judged?!

DH isn't happy and is going to speak to school tomorrow.

School staff and children have different rules. As a former teacher you should know this.

You resent the teachers having a pop ice at break time on a hot day?

If you do go to school focus on what you want the outcome to be, which is that you want the no juice rule relaxed. Don't bring what teachers are eating/drinking into it, it's not tit for tat and it weakens your point. Stay focused.

Oh I misread, your DH is going

Were the teachers supposed to buy all the kids an ice pop or something?

Honestly, who’d be a teacher these days…

I'd resent them too if they had an issue with children drinking only water when some eally won't

Luckily the school my youngest dc goes to is great and have no issue with juice

Teachers don't need ice poles , they can just drink water like everyone else

School staff don't the same rules as the children. They are professionals and also adults.

I have a cup of tea at breaktime and can eat cake if I wish. Get me...

Water only is the norm

Even when I was in primary school in the early 90s the rule was water only.

Why should grown adults not be allowed ice poles if they want them?

Should the kids be allowed coffee at their desks too?

My kids can eat cake at school if they want, the school has even been known to buy them ice lollys when it's really hot even though they are kids and not professional adults , get them!

No , they should be allowed juice if they want it . But like I've said , the school mine go to don't have petty rules about water

Not having juice in water bottles is not a petty rule. I explained why earlier.

Children have different rules to school staff. That's how a school works.

You seem to have a rather large chip on your shoulder.

I have no idea why you think it's not a pretty rule and I couldn't care less. Imo it is

No chip, like I said the school mine are at don't care if they have juice and even if they did they would make an exception for the children like my ds who don't drink water

Wow.

I'm also happy to make exceptions to rules to help children who need it. It doesn't mean the rule is a petty one in general.

Water only is a normal rule but I don't see why you don't just get an opaque bottle and fill it with diluted sugar-free squash like anyone else who has this issue.

I wouldn't mention teachers having ice poles - all that will do is get the staffs backs up.

I'd go in with medical concerns - as far as your aware child won't drink water - in this heat your very worried about dehydration headaches and see what they suggest.

My children are a bit older. I know the rule was water in class and squash at break and lunch time.
Eldest doesn't drink plain water so I used to send in flavoured water. We weren't really supposed to do that either but, especially when it was so hot I wasn't going to let her go all day with just one drink. Will your's drink flavoured water?

As a former teacher I'm surprised at your comments OP. Rules are there for good reason and of course schools can show flexibility for SEN/D but tbh you are blaming the school for having a sensible policy which a) protects children's teeth from sugary drinks and b) means spills are cleaned up easily, replaced easily, don't attract ants/flies and don't totally mangle books. Other posters have offered various sensible options, so try those instead of moaning at shattered staff in the last, very hot, couple of weeks of term.

I love how all of these people are saying it's to protect teeth etc and also because it's not good for you. Yet at my children's school the desserts they have on the school lunch menu are shocking (pancakes and ice cream, chocolate cake etc.)

All my children have sugar free squash in there bottles as, although they will drink water, they drink significantly more if there's some squash added to it. I would much prefer them to stay hydrated in this weather with squash than drink a lot less water. As a parent I should be able to decide what my child drinks. The spilling thing is rubbish also as previous people have said most drinks are spill prove etc and a lot of the time they are kept away from the tables.

I've argued all along that they should be allowed juice or squash, lol.

But arguing that teachers are allowed x when pupils aren't isn't really a solid argument IMO.

The problem with squash in a drinking bottle is that there is a risk it pools in the mouth, also you are bombarding your mouth with sugar (even sugar free will have fruit acids that attack the teeth I assume) every time you have a drink. With teeth it is better to have the hit in one go.

Most school deserts are reasonably sugar free too

Yes there is. With respect, you don’t know what you’re talking about @TheSoundOfLunch and as a parent of a son with complex needs I really can’t be bothered to attempt to rectify your ignorance