Out-of-school lunchtime ban idea

Teachers are being asked by the Government's food chiefs to consider banning children from leaving the school grounds at lunchtime to stop pupils going to the chip shop.

In some parts of England, pupils have a choice of more than 40 fast food outlets nearby, with many shops targeting children with special lunch menus, according to the School Food Trust.

The trust, which ministers set up in a drive to improve school dinners, warned that popular takeaways meant many teenagers were not benefiting from the healthier meals now being served in school canteens.

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