Pupils face bag search as school attacks snacks

Schoolchildren’s bags are being searched for sweets in a crackdown on junk food.

Pupils at Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs, Kent, are having their bags trawled through by teachers imposing a total ban on fatty snacks, energy drinks and crisps.

Children caught smuggling sugary contraband into the comprehensive school have their snacks confiscated at the gates and will not have them returned. A statement on its website reads: “Sweets, fizzy drinks, energy drinks and multi-pack sizes of unhealthy food/drink are not allowed.”