Another tiring day at work... On the question of whether schools have the authority to ban food/snacks/drinks, I tend to be on the side of the parents, unless it can be shown that certain things lead to problematic behavior. Watching the kids today I couldn't help but think that they had had too much sugar in the morning.

I found out their teacher is moving; I don't know if it's because she's starting married life or if she has found a job opportunity elsewhere. I know of one other teacher who is leaving. If class size increases I think that it might be possible that there will be less subs, not more, because who wants to put with such a large class when discipline breaks down? Maybe those who enjoy that aspect of the job, being the enforcer.