Should Takeaways/fast Food Shops Be Banned From Opening Near Schools?

[Henrietta]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/fastfood-takeaways-could-be-banned-from-opening-near-schools-as-mayor-tackles-child-obesity-emergency-9790431.html

No one's forcing children to eat there and it should be the parents responsibilities to teach good eating and monitor their kids health/weight surely?

Should our economy and small businesses be attacked by this notion?

[woofgang]

How do the children get to them on a school day?

[Henrietta]

Lunchbreak

[Zeuhl]

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I don't think they are locked in at lunchtime

/Should our economy and small businesses be attacked by this notion? /

If businesses depend on serving *** food to children then they deserve all they get

or are we also worried about the parts of our economy not allowed to sell children booze and fags?

[sandyRoe]

There was a school stopped children from leaving the grounds during break time so that they couldn't go to a chip shop. The mothers of pupils deprived of their ration of fries came and handed the food through the railings.

[Henrietta]

Children only buy at lunchtime and possibly afterschool but the takeawys I've seen even those near are very busy in the evenings and at weekends when schoolkids aren't buying their wares so why should they be penalised when the bulk of their sales come from adults?

[tonyav]

Fast-food takeaways could be banned from opening within 10 minutes’ walk of schools under radical plans being considered by Boris Johnson.

Certainly should, it used take me at least 12 mins to get to the chippy at lunch time.

[AlwaysConfused]

No. If the parents are worried about children spending money on takeaways, then remove the immediate problem - pocket money - why does a child need pocket money at school? Send them with a healthy packed lunch and plenty of water/juice to get them through their day. Pocket money can be saved up or spent on weekends.

However, it does wind me up when I see parents stopping off in the chip shop on the way back from the school run. Not even waiting to get home, the children are tucking in whilst walking. I think some parents need re-educating on healthy eating, not the kids. I resist the urge from saying anything, it's not my place.

[Mamyalynne]

The older pupils at the nearest secondary college to me, gravitate to Asda, the local Bakery and newsagents en route to school, at lunch and after school day ends.


I have observed them buying all manner of goodies from healthy pasta pots , sandwiches and of course crisps and juice.


Hardly any of them look obese but I do wish they'd take their wrappers with them rather than scatter them on floor.

[Henrietta]

Tonyav you're right they should be banned to not being further than 1 minute away as we know 60 mins when you're on a break is precious and quickly disappears before you hear that *** bell again :)

Exactly alwaysconfused :)

[agchristie]

No. Obesity has to be tackled in many ways. Better education and information.

Part of the problem is that many parents who work just haven't got the time to prepare healthy meals. How handy is the microwave for instance with foods high in salt content etc.

I don't necessarily believe that poverty is a major factor as many healthy meals can be prepared on a shoestring using rice, pasta for example.

[tonyav]

Tonyav you're right they should be banned to not being further than 1 minute away as we know 60 mins when you're on a break is precious and quickly disappears before you hear that *** bell again :)


Correct Henretta. Don't want to be running back to school with a belly full of chips.

[Henrietta]

I understand that many people work long hours and don't have the time agchristie so maybe it's about better time management and for the parents in question to try and cook a weeks healthy food and freeze in tupperware for afterschool and school lunches take a few minutes. I mean how long does it take to make a quick olive and tuna salad and steamed chicken and brocolli etc?

[Henrietta]

Tonyav or lungs for a ciggie smoke and those chips sloshing around in their alcopops :)

[Henrietta]

Now I feel like some chips and ciggie. Oh well.

See ya later.

Bye! :)

[agchristie]

Can't disagree with you there Henrietta.

[BlackadderV]

After many years in teaching I began to realise that no matter what restrictions you try to place on a child's activity he or she will find a way to circumvent it. Quit while you're ahead and damage limitation was my motto.

[whiskeryron]

See how much it costs to buy a fast food meal every school day & I am pretty certain that Jamie Oliver has already proved that schools can supply decent meals for either the same amount or in some cases cheaper. Come on education Minister put your money where your mouth is if you want kids to get decent nutritional meals.

[stuey]

Better yet: get rid of all schools within a few hops, skips, and jumps of fast-food outlets.

[EcclesCake]

There was a chippy a five minute walk from school and it wasn't unusual for me to spend the bus fare I had save by walking to school on a bag of chips.

I am now really fancying a burger and chips. Perhaps I have sorted tomorrow's supper, although we won't be having the chips.

[tonyav]

Was no such thing as alcopops in my school days, Henrietta. Had to make do with half a pint of mild at the back of the Red Cow on our way back to school :-)