Toronto school bans students from playing with 'hard balls'

Global Toronto ^ | November 16, 2011

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

A whole lot of assumptions there.

Maybe the principal should have told the adult bystanders to pay a bit of attention. It's not hard to catch or deflect any ball thrown, or kicked by an elementary school student.

[momtothree]

Are big balls still allowed in Cow Town?!

[mmichaels1970]

A whole lot of assumptions there.

Not really. Assuming the kids are against the "nanny state" is a much bigger reach, in my opinion, then a much simpler explanation of balls flying all over the place on the playground.

Maybe the principal should have told the adult bystanders to pay a bit of attention.

Maybe the principal should have told the kids to have a bit of respect for adult bystanders.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Perhaps the “kids” don't know about the “nanny state” — but, they do know about tyrannical “nannies”. (It was a play on words.)

The fact remains — elementary school teachers are predominately female. A feminine culture pervades the schools. Boys are not safe to be boys, at public schools.

[mmichaels1970]

but, they do know about tyrannical “nannies”. (It was a play on words.)

Sorry. That one wizzed right over my head. My fault.

Boys are not safe to be boys, at public schools.

I completely agree with you on that point. But based on the referenced letter (and only the letter) with little else to evaluate the situation, I don't see that as applicable here.

I also hate seeing schools that ban sports like dodgeball and disallow football games from their playground area. My kids still speak with pride about how they were able to "dome" someone at a dodgeball-type game in gym.

To me though, this looks like more of an issue of kids not listening to repeated warnings about keeping their game within their game. The remedy in my time was a swat from Mr. Paddle. For better or worse, that remedy is long gone.

[RansomOttawa]

Bummer.

So are the kids still allowed to sit quietly and read, or are books too dangerous, with their hard covers and sharp pointy corners?

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

“Boy, do you have ants in your pants?”

“No ma’am - hot steel balls!”

(Thank you, Jerry Clower)

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

You have two hands. :)