Keep booze out of schools, parents told

By Jill Stark, Rachel Browne
September 23 2012 - 3:00am
The average Australian starts drinking at 15 and a half years old, according to the Department of Health and Ageing and DrinkWise Australia.
The average Australian starts drinking at 15 and a half years old, according to the Department of Health and Ageing and DrinkWise Australia.

Parents would be banned from drinking at school fetes, discos, concerts, graduation nights and sports days under a plan that aims to prevent children developing an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.

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