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Great Britain: School ban on hugging (“To avoid putting anyone at risk, please avoid hugging.” )
The Sun (U.K.) ^
| November 4, 2006
| JOHN COLES
Posted on 11/05/2006 5:22:05 PM PST by Stoat
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Banned ... friends embrace
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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.
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Detentions ... school has punished children |
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Bethany Read, 17, said: Weve even had a naming and shaming policy in assembly and people reporting others.
John White, 16, said: I can understand no kissing but theres nothing wrong with hugging. Some have had detentions for hugging.
Local councillor Kath Pascoe said: I dont see anything wrong with hugging its better than fighting.
Last year Mr Kenning suspended pupil Daniel Pethick, 15, for streaking his hair like his hero Ashes cricketer Kevin Pietersen.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; callingtoncollege; education; england; greatbritain; hugging; uk; unitedkingdom
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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
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:22:08 PM PST
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
I'm assuming this refers to hugs from the front, not the back, if you know what I mean?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:24:50 PM PST
by
RichInOC
("Rule One: NO POOFTERS!")
To: Stoat
This may sound paranoid, but what are the chances that some Muslims have their hands in this?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:25:04 PM PST
by
SolidWood
To: Stoat
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:25:34 PM PST
by
proudofthesouth
(Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
To: Stoat
To avoid putting anyone at risk...." At risk for what, cooties?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:26:43 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: RichInOC
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.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:27:57 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
PDAs were banned when I was in high school in the 70's. We survived.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:28:17 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
To: Stoat
I hope they throw "t*tty whistles", noogies and wedgies in with this ban also.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:28:42 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Osama "Pee Did He?" bin Laden says! "Vote DemocRAT or Die!!!")
To: Stoat
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.
To: Stoat
THAT WAS NOT THE PIC I POSTED!
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:29:52 PM PST
by
SIDENET
(Is it too early for flapjacks?)
To: marsh_of_mists
she=the, although the feminists did have a major hand in it.
To: SolidWood
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.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:30:31 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: SIDENET
Damn, I sure hope not. I wonder how that happened?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:31:39 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Stoat
Here in Mexico, we get a lot of hugs. I think this article is very amusing.
To: SIDENET
I was wondering why you were posting a school portrait of someone over on the DUmpster website.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:33:44 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Osama "Pee Did He?" bin Laden says! "Vote DemocRAT or Die!!!")
To: SIDENET
And I thought the picture of Bill and Hillary dancing on the beach was the worst I'd seen......
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:33:54 PM PST
by
digger48
To: Mr. Mojo
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".
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:35:54 PM PST
by
TheHound
(You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
To: Stoat
if your living in free society how would you know it
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:36:24 PM PST
by
Flavius
(Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: SIDENET
Yeah, well, somebody's got some 'splainin ta do. That was just about the most vile thing I've ever seen.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:37:06 PM PST
by
benjaminjjones
(Assachusetts, land of the "Free 'em All Deval" Patrick & Preverts"R"Us)
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