A half-liter of wine, beer or cider a day as part of the school lunch. For French schoolchildren, this was a reality until 1956, approved by doctors and parents. Alcohol was paid for by a healthy diet and protection against tuberculosis. The abolition of this tradition by Prime Minister Mendès Franco sparked a nationwide revolt. A definitive ban on alcohol in all schools was finally enforced by President François Mitterrand in September 1981.
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A half-liter of wine, beer or cider a day as part of the school lunch. For French schoolchildren, this was a reality until 1956, approved by doctors and parents. Alcohol was paid for by a healthy diet and protection against tuberculosis. The abolition of this tradition by Prime Minister Mendès Franco sparked a nationwide revolt. A definitive ban on alcohol in all schools was finally enforced by President François Mitterrand in September 1981.