Do you have an issue with school banning certain drinks?

Thomas Riner: Well, obviously alcohol and the like is rightfully disallowed in schools.On non-alcoholic drinks, I do.The school is well within their rights not to provide these drinks â€" don't offer them at lunch or provide soda machines.However, if a student brings them from outside, it's a bit overreaching on the school's part to claim authority. Technically, the school has the right to ban anything it wants, but I feel they should be focusing resources less on soda, but on education.On the note issue, how is the average administrator or teacher supposed to keep track of every student and their respective parental consent to their privilege to have sodas. Bad idea.Really, I think they should just allow it, provided students are not being disruptive (or at least allow each teacher to set their own rules â€" the situation and indeed safety of having stuff like soda in the class from an English class, to say..a tech-ed class)....Show more

Antonia Quinnett: I'm not i! n high school anymore, but I will take a shot at answering. I don't think schools have a right to make rules against what food or drinks can be ate/drank at school. I agree with what you are saying, just because a few parents don't want their kids to have sodas doesn't mean they should ban all kids from having it. Some people can make the excuse that it will help kids eat healthier, but no it won't, they can always get it elsewhere (at a home, work, friends house, etc).There are ways around the rule. Just bring your own lunch and put the soda in with that. That is what I did when schools wouldn't let us have sodas (we couldn't buy them, but we were allowed to bring it from home. dont know how it works elsewhere). If they have rules even against that then put it in another container (one that isn't see through) and bring it. Then they won't know if it is soda or not....Show more

Adrian Sherlin: Yeah it should be a free market, whats wrong with people.