The school headmaster won’t confirm if a particular incident sparked the crackdown.
Parents sipping on hot drinks while they drop off or pick up their children from a Melbourne school will have to leave their beverages in the car or ditch them altogether amid
fears of a burning incident. The ban at St Kevin’s College, in Toorak, applies to parents when they’re in an area where students are present, such as the schoolyard and classrooms.
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