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German schools ‘make hyper kids wear 13lb sand vests to keep them in their seats’
Metro. UK ^ | 20 Jan 2018 | Tanveer Mann

Posted on 01/21/2018 3:33:13 PM PST by Daffynition

The controversial sand vests, which weigh between 2.7 and 13lbs, are being used by 200 schools in the country despite some parents criticising them.

Schools say the vests, which cost between £124 and £150, are very effective at calming down hyper children and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

They also say it’s a better way at tackling the problem than using drugs such as Ritalin.

(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: adhd; germany; sandvests
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1 posted on 01/21/2018 3:33:14 PM PST by Daffynition
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suicide belt training?


2 posted on 01/21/2018 3:35:57 PM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: Daffynition

Not bad, and DEFINITELY better than drugs. But I still think that SPANKINGS work best. Make them fear pain if they act up.


3 posted on 01/21/2018 3:36:19 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: Daffynition

As bad as Ritalin.


4 posted on 01/21/2018 3:37:22 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: rigelkentaurus

In first grade, Miss Cenci, used a jump rope.

Nobody messed w/ Miss Cenci.


5 posted on 01/21/2018 3:38:37 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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Harrison Bergeron, in action.


6 posted on 01/21/2018 3:40:37 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: BobL

7 posted on 01/21/2018 3:41:40 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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If administrators had any backbone, they would call the parent out of work, and make the parent do the paddling.

Win, win & win.


8 posted on 01/21/2018 3:43:03 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: Daffynition

This is not new, it’s bee around at least a century or more and has been shown to be very effective, especially in Waldorf School settings.

Kids often have trouble controlling their body movements. Wearing a weighted vest is a effective and humane treatment. The hyper kids feel more in control and more confident wearing these vests.


9 posted on 01/21/2018 3:43:55 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Daffynition

If offered to all kids to try and then let those who choose to wear them as short long as want, would not be coercive. Then what objection?


10 posted on 01/21/2018 3:44:13 PM PST by amihow
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To: Daffynition

Too funny....hmm.

What to do with an overactive kid that won’t sit still. Build up their muscles so they are even harder to control.

Assuming at some point, they’ll release wild gorillas into the class to cull the bulked ones.


11 posted on 01/21/2018 3:45:30 PM PST by 1_Inch_Group (Country Before Party)
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To: Daffynition

In 5th grade Blaine public school in Chicago in the 1940s, Killer Lagrue (a female teacher) used a ruler across the hand or a book upside the head for talkative or fidgety students.


12 posted on 01/21/2018 3:46:35 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: BobL

Maybe children shouldn’t be sitting in school for 8 hours...


13 posted on 01/21/2018 3:47:26 PM PST by EEGator
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To: LegendHasIt

This discipline brought to you by Diana Moon Glampers.


14 posted on 01/21/2018 3:48:42 PM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Most do not...closer to 5 hours. In any case, it’s the price of having to learn...at least if they’re actually taught anything.


15 posted on 01/21/2018 3:50:20 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: BobL

Stop giving children SUGAR.


16 posted on 01/21/2018 3:50:35 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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Or perhaps they’re just acting like kids and psychos out there are putting weighed down vests on them or wanting them to “fear pain” for no good reason.


17 posted on 01/21/2018 3:53:12 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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Stop giving children SUGAR.

Without sugar, how would I calm down???

18 posted on 01/21/2018 3:53:39 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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“Stop giving children SUGAR.”

Won’t argue that! And smart phones. And Internet access.


19 posted on 01/21/2018 3:53:51 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: Daffynition

Quick! Somebody cue the South Park clip!


20 posted on 01/21/2018 3:53:58 PM PST by Tailback
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