Posted on 09/06/2014 1:12:01 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
QUEENSLAND, Australia – Students and parents at Peregian Springs State School are flipping out after officials banned unsupervised playground cartwheels and handstands to prevent injuries.
nocartwheelTwo children at the school have been injured recently – one broke a wrist, the other was kicked in the head – while performing “cheerleader type stunts,” prompting principal Gwen Sands to issue a ban on Monday in the school’s newsletter, SunshineCoastDaily.au reports.
“All students have been advised that under no circumstances are they allowed to perform cart wheels, handstands or any other type of gymnastic move at school unless they are properly supervised by a trained PE teacher,” according to the announcement. “It would be appreciated if you could remind your children about the safety issues involved with these types of moves.”
The news site reports the announcement “caused a stir and left many parents wondering what would be next on the ‘ban’ wagon.”
“When are we going to let kids just be kids?” local government minister David Crisafulli questioned. “I respect the right of the school to protect their students but I also respect the right of children to have a happy childhood, and surely we can find a middle ground in all of this.”
Parent Jess Jackman-Ferguson told Sunshine Coast Daily that her six-year-old son is convinced the “silly rule” is designed to suck all of the fun out of school.
Others, like parent Melissa Forrester, contend that the cartwheel ban is simply the latest in a line of other no fun policies in the school district.
Her children were banned from playing with their friends immediately before or after class.
“They have to sit quietly and wait in designated areas or in their classrooms for school to begin,” she said.
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Down Under State School Nanny State PING!
Thank God I’m through with child rearing,and my grandkids aren’t really children anymore either.
Some of these people should have been kids in the 40s like I was. You have no idea! :-)
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Exercise is dangerous for children, we must stop them from exercising. Next we need to institute studies on why they are getting fat.... sarcasm
“...officials banned unsupervised playground cartwheels and handstands to prevent injuries.”
Which will, of course, result in a proliferation of cartwheels and handstands.
No helmet or mouth guard!
Parental neglect!
Wow. Try enforcing that in the hood, where kids like to play “zipper” on the swings. Yep, they actually alternate swinging back and forth with the kid next to them while one kid stands on the side then runs through the swings like a zipper trying not to get hit. Of course, the kids on the swings always speed up or slow down to try and catch him.
I choked on an M&M once. From then on, Mom would only give me an M.
Girls doing cartwheels was often the best part of recess for many young boys.
But, they don’t wear skirts anymore.
She forgot the helmet.
Get that Foster’s beer guy - he’ll set things right over there in Queensland.
Time to end flatulence. This does contribute to global warming, it is dangerous to the other peoples lungs. So let’s outlaw this as well in public schools, as well as smoking..
Bubble wrap and sedation. Children won’t be “safe” until they eat nothing, drink nothing, sitting there wrapped in bubble wrap and sedated with drugs.
These “Panzie Parents” need an ass kicking.
You have to ban running, too. Thousands of children fall down or run into things while running.
“the “silly rule” is designed to suck all of the fun out of school”
School? Fun? When I was a kid, I hated school with a passion. Recess and lunch didnt make it any more palatable. It certainly didnt put “fun” into school. The less time I had to spend inside the school building, the better.
When cartwheels are outlawed only outlaws will have cartwheels.
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