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Candy canes banned at Sunshine Coast school, email announces 

Laurel, Gary & Mark
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A Queensland school has made the controversial decision sure to divide parents and teachers this festive season. 

Families at Buderim Mountain State School on the Sunshine Coast received an email this week announcing a ban on candy canes.

The school reasoned that they’re not ideal for dental hygiene and they could lead some children to make inappropriate behaviour choices.

The email also noted that other parents may not want their children eating the sugary treats, and if an entire class were handing them out, students could be eating them for weeks.

Today reporter Andrea Crothers told Laurel, Gary & Mark there’s been a bit of a mixed reaction to the announcement.

“Kids are saying it’s bad, they want to be able to have their candy canes, and other people are going ‘look, do we really need to have them anyway?'”

Press PLAY below to hear to hear Andrea’s report in full 

Image: Getty 

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