Primary School selling beers at sports day?

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

He said "Alcohol is fine to drink every day"
He thinks that is "normal"

Which it is in most other European countries, which incidentally don't have the same teen-alcohol problems as us.

Go to France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal. In those countries that don't demonise alcohol it is normal to have a glass of wine with lunch. They're not all raging alcoholics keeling over with liver disease, they live longer, healthier lives than us.

pigpen

moneysaymoneydo wrote: »

The spectators could take their own alcohol with them and some have a fag at the side of the activities, so it is besides the point, people think it is acceptable at BBQ's for wine and beers to be served whilst kids are present so I see no difference, but the main issue the OP was pointing out was the fact the school sold that alone with no tea/coffee, water and snacks for the kids or parents not wanting an alcoholic drink!

All schools I know of are no smoking on the sites for parents or staff.. so they are not allowed to smoke in front of the children (or take their dogs ) so why would alcohol be ok?

Cigarettes are not sold to under 18's same as alcohol..

hunters

Has the OP made any effort to find out if this year they are providing something for the kids? Just because they didn't last year doesn't mean to say they won't this year.

Perhaps expending the same energy in finding this out would be better spent than title tattling with a teacher over the selling of a few beers.

MarilynMonroe_2

I don't think it's normal to drink everyday.

My dad used too, might still do, have a few whiskeys every single night which my mam thinks is normal, but his dad died of liver failure due to drink in his 50's/60's, you would think with that in mind he'd stop or cut it down to once a week, but nope, always had plenty of spirits in the house when i was growing up.
It's not a good message to send kids.. when I first left home I went a bit silly with the booze and one friend remarked I was drinking a bottle of wine everytime he came round. But that's normal isn't it??

I don't drink at all now, and don't want my daughter thinking drinking is a normal part of life, because for me it isn't anymore, thankfully!

Sports day when I was at school, the parents that showed up just sat off to the side on chairs, there was no stalls or things for them to buy, we, the pupils, never got a drink, we just got on with it, the parents watched... the end... now it has to be a big event to raise funds, a day out for the parents, some wish to drink ...it's all turned pretty sad.

Idiophreak

pigpen wrote: »

All schools I know of are no smoking on the sites for parents or staff.. so they are not allowed to smoke in front of the children (or take their dogs ) so why would alcohol be ok?

Because someone can drink a can of lager without hurting the people around them. Simple.

Idiophreak

MarilynMonroe wrote: »

Sports day when I was at school, the parents that showed up just sat off to the side on chairs, there was no stalls or things for them to buy, we, the pupils, never got a drink, we just got on with it, the parents watched... the end... now it has to be a big event to raise funds, a day out for the parents, some wish to drink ...it's all turned pretty sad.

I'm confused...what's sad about that? The children will feel it's more of event - maybe they'll be a little more proud about participating rather than just being forced to throw a silly stick because they have to. More parents are encouraged to go along and support their kids as it's an event...The community's brought together a bit and the school might even make a few quid...

Half a dozen parents sat in the rain for 6 hours waiting for their miserable kid's 2 minutes of glory (or not...the parents that turned out to ours were always the parents of....academics, shall we say ) - now that was sad!

pigpen

Idiophreak wrote: »

Because someone can drink a can of lager without hurting the people around them. Simple.

They can also smoke without hurting anyone around them.. they can carry a gun without hurting people around them.. but that doesn't make it ok.

Dunroamin

It says something for British attitudes to alcohol that so many people seem to think that drinking a couple of glasses of wine with a meal or having a long alcoholic drink on a hot afternoon has anything whatsoever to do with getting intoxicated. No wonder teenagers get the wrong message about alcohol.

securityguy

duchy wrote: »

He said "Alcohol is fine to drink every day"
He thinks that is "normal"

Indeed. You've been to France, I take it?

moneysaymoneydo

Knives are not sold to under 18's in the supermarkets so does that mean they only should eat dinner with a fork!