should children be allowed to have snacks in class?
science daily posted that over 50% of students do not have enough time in the morning to eat breakfast. as from 2018 studies by oxford University shows that hunger delays the development on cognetive, social and emotional levels this also includes reading language, attention,memory and problem solving.children will not run to get food first as they will not be as hungry furthermore 50% of school injuries are caused by running.
On the other hand it could give children a sugar rush which would cause the children to be very energetic. children can also be very messy eaters so along with the fact that schools already have a shortage of money to hire staff they would need staff to work longer hours to clean up. Children need to regelate how much they eat 20.1% of over the age of 10 are obese this is proven by the national child measurement program.
In conclusion I believe that children should consume healthy snacksin school so children can focus better and potentially prevent injurie