REF: Drinking age in England?

[Bonnie Fulmer <GBF1@MARISTB.MARIST.EDU>]

     I will be escorting a group of high school students to England
in April, and I am CONSIDERING allowing parents to give their
children advance permission to taste a single English beer or ale
in a pub at lunch in the presence of a chaperone.  What is the legal
drinking age in England?  I have heard 16, and I have heard that
there is none.  Obviously, parental permission would be superceded
by local law, but the majority of students will be over 16.
     Does your school allow students to sample alcohol (such as
a glass of wine during a trip to France, etc.) on a school-sponsored
trip?  I want to give students the opportunity to have a true pub
experience, but I am a bit nervous about allowing students ANY
access to alcohol.  Thanks for any advice.

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