Students who attend school within the Western School Board in P.E.I. are no longer allowed to bring energy drinks onto school property.

Members of the school board made the decision to ban the drinks during a meeting Wednesday evening.

Board officials are concerned the drinks contain too much caffeine and are unhealthy for students.

"There are issues concerning the use of energy drinks, the consumption basically leading to stimulated youngsters, followed shortly thereafter by periods of listlessness, tired, unable to concentrate, being inattentive," Dale Sabean, superintendent for the Western School Board, told CBC News Thursday.

"For that reason, we don't believe those drinks should be consumed during the day," he said.

The energy drinks, with brand names such as Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar and Full Throttle, vary in strength and may contain up to three times as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.

The ban received mixed reviews from students at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside on Thursday.

One student named George said he no longer consumed the energy drinks because he wasn't able to remain still in class after drinking one. He said that later he would lose all of his energy and then go to sleep.

"It's a pretty good decision because well, there's pretty rude behaviour going on," George said.

Earlier in September, Souris Regional High School banned students from consuming energy drinks on school premises.

The Medical Society of Prince Edward Island has considered asking the provincial government to ban them from being sold because it is concerned about the negative effects they may have on young people.

Some convenience store owners in Summerside told a CBC News reporter that despite a ban on consuming energy drinks at schools, they have no intention to stop selling the drinks.