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Essex school bans triangular flapjacks after injury | Essex school bans triangular flapjacks after injury |
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A school has banned triangular flapjacks after a pupil was injured by one. | A school has banned triangular flapjacks after a pupil was injured by one. |
Dinner staff at Castle View school in Canvey Island, Essex, were told to cut the treat into squares or rectangles following the incident. | Dinner staff at Castle View school in Canvey Island, Essex, were told to cut the treat into squares or rectangles following the incident. |
It is understood that the triangular version was banned after one was thrown, hitting a boy in the face. | It is understood that the triangular version was banned after one was thrown, hitting a boy in the face. |
Essex county council said the ban was "not a county council decision" but confirmed the incident and the decision on behalf of the school. | Essex county council said the ban was "not a county council decision" but confirmed the incident and the decision on behalf of the school. |
A spokesman for Castle View school said: "I can confirm that the texture and shape of the flapjacks were reviewed following an isolated accident last week." | A spokesman for Castle View school said: "I can confirm that the texture and shape of the flapjacks were reviewed following an isolated accident last week." |
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