Is checking contents of childrens bottles and confiscating them if not water only illegal?

[devonvalley]

New head has instructed staff to do above!!
They get returned 2 hrs later a t lunch, so my son who is working towards water only,has a drink at 8am then not til 1pm ! the idea behind preventing dehydration is to increase a childs fluid intake to enhance concentration levels in school and a dash of good squash or flavoured water which a lot of parents would /are using will be confiscated !!(hs sugar free additive free, natural flavouring dash of squash to take rawness off for time being) all rest of family drink water, but son has food issues,and refuses to drink water on its own.we keep trying,others did convert a t there own pace!(children should be treated as individuals at school are they not??) If it was coke i could understand!
We have to give written consent to many things in school time, this needs our permission does it not?checking, confiscating. We fought two wars in this country to deny dictorial leadership??

I didn't fight any wars tbh but I agree with you, this kind of thing is OTT these days.

8 'til 1 is 5 hours rather than 2. Is this about bottles of water in the classroom, rather than drinks at other times? My DC aren't allowed them. They have a jug of water and cups in their classrooms. I don;t see it particularly as an infringement of their rights TBH.

Water is fine....your ds needs to learn to drink water if he really needs a drink.

Obviously cat64,you like dictactorship then?
My dh hates carrots, but i don't insist he eats them, and denying that very dilute squash will not enhance his concentration levels, one of the things they hope to improve by promoting hydration!It s not arsenic!! just a dash or flavoured waterother mums buy!!

well I don't think of it as dictatorship just OTT policing of non-educational matters.

The idea I presume is that if there are no exceptions and there is only water to drink, the dc will all learn to drink it.

You obviously know a lot more about education than the school. Educate him at home.

Water is fine if you like it! hydrated children perform better! teachers i have as friends say they would rather have a child who is well hydrated and happy in school with dilute squash than make him/her upset. They say it does not promote well being only unnecasary anxiety if it becomes an issue!

sorry OP but the rule is the rule and if they start allowing a dash of squash you would have parents pushing the rule alot more so for the school to be fair they have a blanket rule. it as to be the same rule for all and that means water only.

well see that you feel quite strongly about it but not sure what you can do about it. If the new head insists on it, I suppose it might need to be brought up with her/him if you feel it is a major issue for you. Don't know if your class teacher feels she or he has much leeway really.

fiordgirl ah but am a nurse, so i know about hydration/dehydration!!!!!! and its early effects holistic approach to care etc

devonvalley - as a nurse you will obviously be aware that water is quite capable of providing all of your sons hydration needs.

"You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink"

any idea how to tackle it then?

I don't see the problem, tbh. It's a common rule & one that should be followed by everyone.

I don't agree with sugar free products either, they contain aspartame. Which is horrible. And in this case, probably wouldn't help him that much!

I suspect that he would drink water, if that was all that was available.

why are you creating problems here??

water is required....he has it or he doesnt

Staff drink tea, coffee in there break time- double standards!

They probably have the odd ciggie too....do you want that for your child?

devon you tell your son that he has water or nothing. when he is thirsty he will drink it. that is how it works. children need to learn that at certain times and in certain places you must follow the rules that are there. if he is thirsty in school he will drink the water. if not he will wait til lunch. if you think he wont drink it then make sure he has a good drink before he leaves inthe morning.

staff aren't 4 years old and being faced with alot of new information to absorb. what a childish argument.

OUr dc are allowed water only, which is fine, but only have access to it at breaks.

Not happy with this as none of my dc drink enough, but okay, only drinks at breaks...wait a minute! Do I spy a mug of coffee the teacher has in her hand during lesson time?...yep I certainly do.

Let's hope it's been checked for sugar, eh?

Suggest dragonfly re reads post thread, broader issues!

devon does your son not have a morning break?