Free school milk back on the break time menu?

Tuesday 22nd November 2011, 2:57PM GMT.

Ellie-May Mulligan (4) and Ollie Walker (4) drinking milk during break time at St Clement’s School last year

IT has been a contentious issue with politicians and school children alike, but at last it seems that free school milk might finally be back on the menu.

A campaign has been launched to encourage local businesses to sponsor each of the Island’s primary schools with milk for a year.

A number of companies have already come forward to pledge their support, and it is being billed as a way for local businesses to connect with the community.

The ‘Milk Matters’ project, which has been endorsed by the Education department, is being run by local marketing agency The Refinery with help from Michelin-starred chef Shaun Rankin and Jersey Dairy.

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1
Mark

November 22, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Hope not. It put me off milk for life.

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Thatcher Milk Snatcher

November 22, 2011 at 3:18 pm

What a waste of money, any parent who can’t afford to provide milk for their offspring shouldn’t have had kids. That milk has little nutritional value appears to be superflous, good advertising for those involved though.

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bella

November 22, 2011 at 3:22 pm

So it should be.

With the cost of milk a lot of families could not afford to buy it every day for their kids.
It is an essential aid for teeth and bones when they are forming

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plagne

November 22, 2011 at 3:29 pm

Why not carry on with 1950′s medical advice.

In the far east milk is rarely drunk, are they all stunted?

Give into emotion and duff the taxpayer everytime

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Mike

November 22, 2011 at 4:56 pm

I’ve never understood the issue here. Children obviously need to drink during the day, but why this hang up about it having to be milk? If parents are concerned about the child’s milk intake then surely they can provide it at home!

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Kermit

November 22, 2011 at 5:23 pm

They give away golden handshakes of 1/2 a million and they can’t afford to give milk ( from jersey cows I would like to believe) to children.

They should publish that in the newspapers around the world to put them to shame.

Disgusting, selfish and revolting.

Tired of all that greediness.

With all the money going in and out of the island I would expect a much better health service, free dentist and smaller waiting lists.

Jersey should be a example. It is a bad one if you look closely in my opinion.

Makes me want to be communist when I see what the States are doing for the majority of the population.

Tax loop Hole : Greed
Finance: Greed
Jersey milk milk_/potatoes: Greed
Price of food/petrol, energy: Greed

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD everywhere

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Other Mike

November 22, 2011 at 5:30 pm

Kids need milk to keep them going until their next McDonalds.

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- bagpuss
  
  November 24, 2011 at 3:02 pm
  
  …. just a side note – I have never and will never take my children to McDonalds !
  
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Surprised

November 22, 2011 at 8:10 pm

What a complete waste!

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S2

November 23, 2011 at 8:03 am

#4 Plagne (again)

“In the far east milk is rarely drunk, are they all stunted?”

Er, yes.

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Islander

November 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm

It seems obvious that very young children benefit from milk from their own mothers. Continuing to give milk, but from other animals, is of doubtful benefit and could be harmful. There are useful nutrients in it and also calcium but these may be counterbalanced by the hormones from the cow.

A quick search of the internet reveals many web pages with details of the dangers of giving milk from cows to children. Some of the experts tell us that it is associated with forms of cancer in later life such as of the breast, prostate and the testes.
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA400175

There are other excellent sources of calcium and nutrients from various types of fish and vegetables that are considered by many experts to be easier to absorb and without the potential dangers.

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ex- teacher

December 2, 2011 at 10:12 am

Do all those people calling for the return of school milk have any idea how much of it ends up down the classroom sink?

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