U.K. school tailors policy to foul mouths

MSNBC ^ | August 30, 2005 | MSNBC

[Jimbo McCormick]

As children throughout the country head back to school, many of them are probably muttering a few choice words about the prospect of returning to the classroom and the expected onslaught of homework. But can they utter those choice words and swear at their teachers? If they’re heading back to school in one town in England, then yes, they can.

According to a report in the U.K.’s Daily Mail, one school in the town of Wellingborough is allowing pupils to swear at teachers, providing they only do so no more than five times in a class.

[Jimbo McCormick]

I wish it was back to the days when a teacher would whack a student with a dipswitch if he/she went out of line.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Foul language and education are inversely proportional. Of course we'll probably see some comment here from some ultra libertarians who'll applaud the freedom loving students exercising their natural right to free speech against the oppressive minions of the state.

[WOSG]

Sad. Or should I say .... Bollocks!

UK has become more PC than the US these days, and will suffer from it....