A school in Essex has decided to change catering practices regarding the shape in which flapjacks are cut following an injury to a pupil! The decision was taken after a triangular shaped slice of flapjack was thrown in school, and ended up hurting a pupil. As a result, the tray-bake must now be cut into squares or rectangles.
The incident happened last week when a year seven boy was injured. This led to the school reviewing the "texture and shape of the flapjacks".
Ray Hurst, former president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, said that he could not understand why triangular flapjacks had been banned but not square or rectangular flapjacks. He commented, "Anything that is thrown is likely to cause injury if it hits somebody, especially in the face or the eye." He added "It does seem a little over the top to ban triangular flapjacks."
An anonymous school "insider" told the Telegraph that, "It’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve heard. I thought it was a joke. Even if you only have rectangular or square-shaped flapjacks, the children could still break them into triangles and launch them at someone."
