Staff Editorial: Teachers should set food policy

Starting this Saturday, guidelines will be mandatory to prevent the sale of ultraprocessed foods with low nutritional value in schools of the three levels of education (basic, upper secondary and higher), so that the 258,689 existing in the country will have to comply with them.

About 3,500 primary and secondary schools in Durango will have to eliminate the sale of processed food and junk food from their co-operatives and schools, starting on Monday, March 31. The prohibited products include soft drinks, sugary bottled drinks, fried foods such as potatoes and churros, as well as cookies with high glycemic content, as emphasized by Rolando Cruz García, Undersecretary of Educational Services of the Ministry of Education o…

The Usebeq said that schools are preparing to implement the ban on the sale of junk food as of April 1 The general coordinator of the Services Unit for Basic Education in the State of Querétaro (Usebeq), Irene Quintanar Mejía, said that schools are enlisting to implement the ban on the sale of scrap food as of April 1. She stressed that parents and schools began working on it since September 30, when the Secretariat of Education published in the…

From 1 April, the sale of junk food within educational establishments will be prohibited

Staff Editorial: Teachers should set food policy

Park has instituted a complete ban on food and drinks that are not water in classrooms. Food and non-water drinks are expected to be eaten or drunk solely in the cafeteria and not in any other areas of the school. Food and drinks have the potential to distract the class as well as cause messes. Many board members have noticed a lack of cleanliness in classrooms because of student actions, however, it is hard to say if banning food and non-water …