SUPERMARKET bosses have lifted a ban on youngsters from a Hampshire school after a diabetic teenager was refused the vital fizzy drink she needed to stop an attack.

One-Stop’s decision comes after the Daily Echo revealed the ordeal of 13-year-old Cayla McQuaide, whose blood sugar levels plummeted as her friends begged in vain for help.

The Bournemouth Road store, in Chandler’s Ford, has now lifted the bar on Toynbee School pupils and instead will allow schoolchildren in two at a time, as long as they leave their bags behind.

Cayla, of Valley Park, Chandler’s Ford, said: “I think changing the sign shows they feel bad about what happened.

“I used to go to the shop a lot to get a drink because it’s halfway between home and school. The new rule is much fairer.”

Dad Michael, 54, said: “I’m relieved to see the change and I’m sure if the same thing happened again she would be able to get a drink.”

A spokesman for One-Stop said an investigation was continuing and added that they had planned to change the policy and sign anyway.

He said: “There was due to be a rule change at the end of the month, as agreed with the school.

“We have brought forward this change due to the half-term week, allowing the new guidelines to be read by as many students as possible prior to their break.”