I can understand that there are too many kids becoming obese and eating unhealthy foods, but this should (IMO) be the parents' responsibility, not the state's. The problem is that too many parents apparently don't care what their kids eat. I don't think the answer is for the state to 'police' what kids eat. Haven't teachers got enough to worry about without that extra responsibility?

But I agree that it the rule is, no chocolate cake etc., then the teachers need to be able to check that the rule isn't being broken.

But to invoke 'human rights' for the kid in this situation is just daft, IMO. This stupid law seems to have caused more problems than any other - we hear of criminals being allowed to have pornography in jail because of their human rights - what next, it's against their human rights to be locked up? (Not that there's any space for them!)

I imagine the teacher could stand next to the kid and wait for him to open the box to eat his lunch, and then pounce! :-)

I just feel that the country - mainly under Blair - has become a place where you can't do anything because your hands are tied. And it seems to be getting worse all the time.

What's the answer - go abroad? Are things any better elsewhere?