A school has decided to ban its pupils from drinking the energy drink Red Bull, following complaints that it increased the level of bad behaviour.
Chatsmore Catholic High School in Worthing, West Sussex, said some children's conduct changed after consuming the drink.
The acting head, Anne Ward, said that pupils were now banned from bringing Red Bull on to the school grounds. The Tesco branded Kick high energy drink has also been banned from the 630-pupil school, in a bid to stop the escalation of bad behaviour.
Ms Ward said: "We found that a small number of children's behaviour was less appropriate after they had been drinking these drinks.
"We were becoming increasingly concerned about the level of inappropriate behaviour so decided to take action before it becomes a bigger issue.
"If they want to drink these drinks outside school then that is an issue for their parents.
"We advocate drinking water and indeed we allow pupils to drink water during lessons."
Each can of Red Bull, advertised by the manufacturers as a product that "gives you wings", contains 80 mg of caffeine. It is not recommended for individual sensitive to caffeine, including children.
Chatsmore Catholic High School in Worthing, West Sussex, said some children's conduct changed after consuming the drink.
The acting head, Anne Ward, said that pupils were now banned from bringing Red Bull on to the school grounds. The Tesco branded Kick high energy drink has also been banned from the 630-pupil school, in a bid to stop the escalation of bad behaviour.
Ms Ward said: "We found that a small number of children's behaviour was less appropriate after they had been drinking these drinks.
"We were becoming increasingly concerned about the level of inappropriate behaviour so decided to take action before it becomes a bigger issue.
"If they want to drink these drinks outside school then that is an issue for their parents.
"We advocate drinking water and indeed we allow pupils to drink water during lessons."
Each can of Red Bull, advertised by the manufacturers as a product that "gives you wings", contains 80 mg of caffeine. It is not recommended for individual sensitive to caffeine, including children.
