Ban on playground contact games

[Sparrow]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6355731.stm :o

[Annabel]

I recall my senior school tried to ban 'bulldog' after some kids broke their arms (i think my cousin was one of them). kids still played it, they just made sure no teachers were around :lol:

[tortoise]

I read the article in the paper about this and then read the article in the Teachers post that i still get sent to me.

What the head was trying to do was to stop the children jumping on each others backs, so she banned contact games for a week. She then found that the boys complied, but the girls continued to run around with their arms linked knocking other children over.

So she did a special assembly with parents invited and voted that contact games would be banned and that children could only touch each other if they were hurt!

I can understnad wanting to protect children, but we all played tag and kiss chase (well I did!) and we are all ok.

Again PC gone mad. :sad:

[Noise Stopper]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tortoise &#064; 13th February 2007 &#045; 11&#58;11 AM) 237485</div>
the girls continued to run around with their arms linked knocking other children over.

So she did a special assembly with parents invited and voted that contact games would be banned and that children could only touch each other if they were hurt&#33;[/b]
At our school any instruction that we could only touch someone if they were hurt would have resulted in carnage as we damaged each other to test the rule&#33; :devil:

It amazes me that any of us made it to adulthood&#33;

Ian :nfh1:

[Beth]

my first question would be why are the parents letting/allowing their sprogs to watch violent video games???? :no:

we live in a where there is a blame there is a claim world now and we are all scared of being sued :( also teachers dont want to be disaplined or loose their jobs coz little Jonny fell down while playing rough on school property and teacher X was on playground duty so it must be her fault :o not Jonnies fault for playing rough :no: according to the parents and kids anyways :(

[rb2002]

Its a bit like the tale of the 10 year old who got burned mimicing a Jackass stunt he saw on video. Parebnts first call was for it to be banned. No explanation of how they let their son watch an 18 video ;)

[Planet 24]

Exactly spot on, parents need to be responsible and teach their kids responsibility - its a society now where the dogma is &#39;we have kids but we want someone else to bring &#39;em up&#39;

It&#39;s all down to good parenting, trouble is the ones that keep having kids aren&#39;t parents at all just big kids&#33;

Then we have rules like this brought in.


It&#39;s definitely getting worse :(

[Planet 24]

Hi BeenToHellAndBack

Are you real here, please let me know? wink.gif

The thing is being nearly 50 years old as I am I am now wiser to so much stuff which is directed at my generation. You would not know how much I know already tongue.gif

I do not have kids to speak of, so there.

I want to know what my NFH was playing at, and being as bright and professional as I am, speaks volumes, and NFH ends up in zero count.

It is 5 years later, I have changed in 5 years so I am not the martyr anymore to anyone and that includes my NFH.

So just thought I would let you know

GEG
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I&#39;m sorry GEG I don&#39;t understand what you mean, can you clarify?

[Sparrow]

I agree with you about the fear of litigation - just look at school trips - they are getting less and less frequent as each year goes by :(

[Planet 24]

Our children don&#39;t have a childhood anymore :(

[Sparrow]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 13th February 2007 &#045; 7&#58;01 PM) 237668</div>
I wish&#33;
My youngest is in year 6 and has had 4 trips already this year. Don&#39;t get me wrong, I am in favour of them going on educational visits but he had 2 the week before last which cost £8 and £10 and they were visits to free museums. A lot of money to find in one week when you have 4 kids.[/b]


My eldest is in year 4 and she is going to the theatre at the end of next month and that will be her first trip since the last month she was in year 2 :( My youngest went to the catherdral last year for a trip - £11&#33;&#33; It was a ten minute bus ride away and I sent a packed lunch :lol: and they were only there for 3 hours&#33;&#33;

We could start a whole new topic moaning about how much our kids cost us :lol: ;)

[Planet 24]

sorry green eyed girl. was only commenting on 40 being considered the older generation. i still feel very young at 40.[/b]

Wait till you get to 50 + then you start creaking ;)

[Sparrow]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Planet 24 &#064; 13th February 2007 &#045; 7&#58;31 PM) 237697</div>
Wait till you get to 50 + then you start creaking ;)[/b]


I creak now and im 32&#33;&#33;&#33; ;)

[Planet 24]

waiting for the man with the oil can :lol:

[Planet 24]

I&#39;m glad you feel young at 48, age is in the mind not the joints :lol:

As for walking 35 miles a day - I wish I could walk just one, but then that&#39;s my modest side coming out. :blush:

[Planet 24]

:lol: :lol: :lol: @ Dibuzz
I know exactly what you mean, it&#39;s oh oh oh oh in our house and No that is not an org*sm :lol:

[Planet 24]

the nfhib olympics&#33;&#33;&#33;[/b]


We&#39;d win hands down :)

[Planet 24]

Hopscotch and 'It' that takes me back :)

[Planet 24]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: