The school convenience store is a place where many students enjoy a snack and a chat. However, it may become a thing of the past.
China's educational and health authorities (当局) have announced to close convenience stores in all schools across the country. The regulation (规定) requires that schools should record each meal and solve any food problem as soon as possible. It also requires schools to try to make sure students follow a healthy diet. Parents can also eat with students at school and give suggestions to the school on food safety and nutrition.
The regulation caused heated discussions. Many students were sad. They thought that without convenience stores, their school life will be less interesting. However, many parents expressed support for the regulation. The father of a junior school student said that cheap, low-quality snacks sold at these stores were bad for children's health. A teacher said that students ran to shops to buy snacks as soon as a class was over, which influenced the normal teaching order.
And in fact many foreign countries have their own ways to make students eat healthily. For example, many parents in Australia volunteer in schools. They do their best to see that their children are served nutritious food. In Japan, there is food and nutrition education. Students eat lunch in their classrooms, where they learn about diet and nutrition, and Japanese food culture. They also take turns serving meals to each other, cleaning up, and recycling. This helps children get "a sense of thankfulness "and "appreciate (尊重) foods and social manners".
