Fury as schools BAN birthday cakes from being brought into class because of their strict ‘healthy eating’ rules
- Number of schools have banned bringing birthday cakes into school
- One school saying the cakes do not fit into their ‘healthy eating policy’
- Teachers offered a bucket of sugar free ice blocks from the school canteen
- It comes as parents say there can be numerous birthday cakes in each week
A number of schools across New South Wales have banned birthday cakes from being brought in by students over ‘healthy eating policies’.
Greta Public School in the Hunter Valley and Wollondilly Anglican College in Tahmoor have both banned students bringing birthday cakes into class.
Schools are urging parents to bring in healthier alternatives as some say their children are eating cake numerous times a week.
Birthday cakes have been banned in a number of schools across New South Wales over health concerns
Last year, a number of schools cancelled the birthday cakes due to COVID-19 restrictions and kept the ban in place.
Greta Public school wrote in a newsletter that due to COVID-19 parents were encouraged not to bring cupcakes for their child’s birthday, they were able to purchase a ‘birthday bucket’ of sugar-free ice blocks.
‘The ‘bucket’ has enough sugar free Zooper Dooper ice blocks for your child’s class, delivered at a time when the teacher says is convenient to their learning day’, the letter read.
Wollondilly Anglican College also said cakes were ‘causing concern’ and didn’t fit into the school’s healthy eating policy.
‘Most weeks see a birthday or two from each class, sometimes several on one day. This makes it difficult to promote our healthy eating policy amongst the junior years’, a newsletter read.
Teachers also said that the celebrations added stress on parents.
‘It is also causing additional stress for parents who may not have the time or money to bake or buy treats’, the letter read.
A spokesperson from Wollondilly Anglican College said that the parents were surveyed about the potential cake ban and most found it beneficial to ban the cakes.
Wollondilly Anglican College banned the cakes saying they don’t fit into their ‘healthy eating policy’
‘The survey revealed that it alleviated parent pressure and the parents found it helpful to not have to make the cakes.’ They said.
‘We’re a nut-aware college and the ban helps us to reduce the risk of allergies’
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