They want to ban energy drink – in all the schools in the municipality

"They want to ban energy drink – in all the municipal schools"

"Energy drinks can soon be a thing of the blue for all of the students in Vetlanda municipality."

"the Desolation rescue association has submitted a proposal to the municipality that the drink should be banned – at all schools."

"– It has had negative effects both among individual students and in the school environment in its entirety, " says Paula Claesson, on the Desolation rescue association to the VLT."

"During the Sunday, reported the Aftonbladet newspaper that the nfa want to put a limit caffeine content in energy drinks. The proposal came after an investigation into the children's caffeine intake."

"Now is also a similar proposal at the board table in Vetlanda. The proposal comes from the Desolation rescue association who want the municipality banning energy drinks at the local schools, something the VLT were the first to report on."

" We have been told by school staff that the use of energy drinks has increased significantly in schools. It has had negative effects both among individual students and in the school environment in its entirety, " says Paula Claesson, security coordinator at the Desolation rescue association to the VLT."

"the' Spread lower down in the ages”"

"the League points out several negative effects in their letter to the municipality. Some of them are headaches, anxiety, dizziness, insomnia and palpitations. The lift also research that shows that high consumption of energy drinks can lead to drug and alcohol problems."

"– the Drink has never been so popular as now, and it spreads further down in the ages. So when the school's staff now has begun to react, we feel that we must do something, " says Paula Claesson."

"”the Ban is a defensive solution” "

"on Monday, the issue was whether the ban on energy drinks in schools up in the council's working committees."

"Councillor Henry Tvarnö (S) says that the board look favorably on a decision like this be taken. At the same time, he does not think that the ban is always the most effective solution."

"– Bans are a pretty defensive solution. It would be far better to try to get children and adults to understand that energidryckerna not have positive effects as you might think, says Tvarnö to the VLT."

"the Proposal on a ban now goes to the children and education committee."