Katy to bribe the schools to stop selling soft drinks

johnboy said :

Bubblers need maintenance which is a black flag to government wary of ongoing costs.

Water bottles however need constant replacement and can be a revenue stream. Yippee.

surely these are plumbed rather than reliant on bottles????Surely….

chewy14 said :

Pfft,
If they really want to make a difference, they should weigh every child and base extra funding and teacher bonuses on the percentage of obese children in each class.

Do you honestly believe teachers are responsible for kids presented before them being fat? In ANY way? We have several students turn up to school with their energy drinks in hand.

johnboy said :

Bubblers need maintenance which is a black flag to government wary of ongoing costs.

The damage that bubblers receive at schools is staggering. At a High School I worked at, all but a handful of the bubblers were damaged one weekend, several years ago. They have, to date, never been fixed or replaced – the school simply cannot afford them (along with many other aspects of the school environment). Bubblers are not cheap tap fittings, either.

Clearly, a water-bottle filling station would be more than “a tap” – probably having chiller and filter facilities. But there is one more thing schools will be responsible for maintaining within their school based management funding.

Honestly, I don’t see the problem with kids having access to “sugary drinks” as a treat at school; the big problem for “the fatties” is the unhealthy lifestyle and attitudes promoted at home – and NOTHING schools do will ever rectify a lifetime of poor parenting practices.

cmdwedge said :

I wonder if the Human Rights Commissioner will have something to say? She was a bit uppity about those shops refusing to serve high school kids during school hours – http://the-riotact.com/liberals-to-strip-discrimination-protection-to-target-waggers-with-poll/55167

Apparently not serving kids wagging school was breaching their ‘human rights’. Surely stopping kids from having a choice about what they drink during school hours is also a breach of the same rights?

They can have a choice. Cold filtered water, (healthier) fruit juices, smoothies.

Subway aren’t breaching your human right if you go in there and they don’t offer a Big Mac on the menu. This is no different.

Mr Evil said :

So, if schools are being told that they have to be weened off fizzy drink revenue, when is Labor going to ween itself off poker machine revenue????

never!!! they need the punters to fund the machine.

I wonder if the Human Rights Commissioner will have something to say? She was a bit uppity about those shops refusing to serve high school kids during school hours – http://the-riotact.com/liberals-to-strip-discrimination-protection-to-target-waggers-with-poll/55167

Apparently not serving kids wagging school was breaching their ‘human rights’. Surely stopping kids from having a choice about what they drink during school hours is also a breach of the same rights?

rosscoact said :

Great idea.

Stop supporting the provision of sugar to children through the school system by providing an alternative that people want.

If you ignore what people want i.e. cold filtered water delivered in an hygenic way (didn’t we just have a thread about urine in bubblers?) by saying use a tap, what chance have we of changing behaviour?

Government has an obligation to the community to do the right thing and not actively adding to obesity is the right thing to do.

+1

Great idea.

Stop supporting the provision of sugar to children through the school system by providing an alternative that people want.

If you ignore what people want i.e. cold filtered water delivered in an hygenic way (didn’t we just have a thread about urine in bubblers?) by saying use a tap, what chance have we of changing behaviour?

Government has an obligation to the community to do the right thing and not actively adding to obesity is the right thing to do.

A labor “shush’ie” fund :), poor kiddies paying $15k for 2 taps.:(

johnboy said :

Water bottles however need constant replacement and can be a revenue stream. Yippee.

Maybe we can get coca-cola to sponsor the schools to provide branded bottles. win win

You don’t need reusable bottles. Just install bubblers around the place that actually work… that don’t dribble out water.

Katy heres an old idea that worked well in the past. Its called a bubbler.

joingler said :

Once a kid gets to college, they should be able to choose freely. Despite what most of society thinks, they are capable of looking after themselves

Not to mention most of the students would probably just go off campus to get their hit of junk(food).

damien haas said :

I may not be a plumber, but $7500 to install a tap does seem a little high.

I am guessing (though I have no definite information) that these chill the water and may also filter it (to avoid the common issues like legionaries). For that price I would certainly expect it. If it’s just spitting out warm, chlorine tasting tap water in the middle of summer – pass.

I may not be a plumber, but $7500 to install a tap does seem a little high.

Not so bad a policy as long as it is done right.

The ‘bottle refill stations’ can be installed much cheaper as a tap. If they do want to get fancy, why not pay for a fridge with a water filter inside for each year group? It’ll be cheaper than $15K per school and the kids could use it to keep their food in. They could also be used for cooking classes. Power bills may go up but wouldn’t be too significant.They could be turned off over weekends and school holidays.

Once a kid gets to college, they should be able to choose freely. Despite what most of society thinks, they are capable of looking after themselves

Flavoured milk shouldn’t be lumped with coca cola, it actually has some nutritious content. I was raised on that stuff, and I turned out healthy. Bloody wowsers.

So, if schools are being told that they have to be weened off fizzy drink revenue, when is Labor going to ween itself off poker machine revenue????

housebound said :

“water refill stations”

Also known as taps.

THIS. What a stupendous waste of time and money.

This is somewhat of a band aid fix given that the obesity problem stems from poor parenting.While one may not be able to acquire sugary drinks at school they’ll get plenty at home!

Katy, Katy, Katy. Your cringe-worthy initiative makes me reminisce for my primary school lunches of the 60’s. Oh for that pie with sauce, a can of Coke and fresh cream bun.

Funny, we didn’t have to trade off anything for our water ‘bubblers’ back then!

And while I’m at it, bring back Empire Day!

How Canberran.

Pfft,
What a silly policy.

If they really want to make a difference, they should weigh every child and base extra funding and teacher bonuses on the percentage of obese children in each class. It will make PE classes extra fun for those lazy fatties.

“water refill stations”

Also known as taps.

I promise not to dilute my vodka. Could I have some money now?

I can see this in primary schools and maybe high schools, but colleges? Come on. What will the stoners spend all their money on?