Great Britain: School ban on hugging (“To avoid putting anyone at risk, please avoid hugging.” )

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | November 4, 2006 | JOHN COLES

[Stoat]

 
Banned ... friends embrace

School ban on hugging

 
By JOHN COLES
November 04, 2006
 
 

 

A SCHOOL headmaster was branded a killjoy yesterday after he ordered pupils to stop HUGGING each other.

 

Steven Kenning told teens to quit embracing because it made them late for lessons.

He said hugging could be deemed “inappropriate” and “victims” could be hugged against their will.

The barmy rule was posted on the website of Callington Community College, Cornwall.

Mr Kenning said: “Hugging was happening extensively and becoming the norm. We were worried it might become inappropriate. So we nipped it in the bud.”

He added that there had been complaints from some pupils — so he told the kids: “This is very serious not only for the victim but for anyone accused of acting inappropriately.

“To avoid putting anyone at risk, please avoid hugging.” But the ban outraged parents and pupils at the 1,250-pupil college, with some claiming they had been punished for illegal hugs.

 

Detentions ... school has punished children
 

 

Bethany Read, 17, said: “We’ve even had a naming and shaming policy in assembly and people reporting others.”
 

John White, 16, said: “I can understand no kissing — but there’s nothing wrong with hugging. Some have had detentions for hugging.”

Local councillor Kath Pascoe said: “I don’t see anything wrong with hugging — it’s better than fighting.”

Last year Mr Kenning suspended pupil Daniel Pethick, 15, for streaking his hair like his hero Ashes cricketer Kevin Pietersen.

[Stoat]

I'm not seeing any reference to this on their website at the moment...perhaps it's been removed in an effort at damage control?

Callington Community College

[RichInOC]

I'm assuming this refers to hugs from the front, not the back, if you know what I mean?

[SolidWood]

This may sound paranoid, but what are the chances that some Muslims have their hands in this?

[proudofthesouth]

Barmy rule is right!

[Mr. Mojo]

“To avoid putting anyone at risk...."

At risk for what, cooties?

[Stoat]

I'm assuming this refers to hugs from the front, not the back, if you know what I mean?

Yes, I'm guessing that a hug from the back would be regarded as a full-blown sex crime.

"Some have had detentions for hugging.”

[CindyDawg]

PDAs were banned when I was in high school in the 70's. We survived.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I hope they throw "t*tty whistles", noogies and wedgies in with this ban also.

[marsh_of_mists]

If she sexual revolution hadn't sent Wesetern culture into the depths of moral decay in the first, people wouldn't have to worry about this kind of stuff.

[SIDENET]

THAT WAS NOT THE PIC I POSTED!

[marsh_of_mists]

she=the, although the feminists did have a major hand in it.

[Stoat]

This may sound paranoid, but what are the chances that some Muslims have their hands in this?

Considering other things that are going on, I don't view it as paranoid at all.

Callington College students, parents, teachers and faculty are encouraged to join the discussion and provide insights into this.

[Mr. Mojo]

Damn, I sure hope not. I wonder how that happened?

[rovenstinez]

Here in Mexico, we get a lot of hugs. I think this article is very amusing.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I was wondering why you were posting a school portrait of someone over on the DUmpster website.

[digger48]

And I thought the picture of Bill and Hillary dancing on the beach was the worst I'd seen......

[TheHound]

Hey, if you want to go the Community College, you obey the rules, otherwise you might get detention. I dare you to find a Community College in this country that has detention. "You can't have your pudding unless you eat your meat".

[Flavius]

if your living in free society how would you know it

[benjaminjjones]

Yeah, well, somebody's got some 'splainin ta do. That was just about the most vile thing I've ever seen.