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Catholic school criticised after children forced to pickup used condoms (NZ)
3 News ^ | 6/30/2009

Posted on 07/02/2009 2:28:50 AM PDT by markomalley

Board members at an Otaki Catholic primary school have resigned after five- and six-year-olds were made to pick up used condoms from the playground.

Four St Peter Chanel board members resigned and walked out of a board meeting last week, saying they had no confidence in the principal, board chairwoman or school management, The Dominion Post reported.

Concerns have been also raised about a steady decrease in the school roll and falling numeracy and literacy standards.

Kath Doyle resigned after her six-year-old grandson and four other children were forced to pick up used condoms without protective gloves during a playground cleanup.

She said an older child noticed the condoms and told a teacher, who said they had to be picked up.

(Excerpt) Read more at 3news.co.nz ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: schools; stupidity
Considering kids here are being strip-searched to make sure they don't have any Tylenol on them, this really shouldn't come as a shock to any of us. Another case of blind application of a rule (pick up trash -- zero tolerance of drugs) by a school. Just sorry to see that the no common sense policy is as universal as it is.
1 posted on 07/02/2009 2:28:50 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
What the heck were USED condoms doing on the playground to begin with? That's disgusting and alarming ... . Doesn't the school have security? Heck, make the principal and staff pick em up.
2 posted on 07/02/2009 3:06:30 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh

I had no idea the Catholic Church in New Zealand sold out


3 posted on 07/02/2009 3:33:18 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Mac Conchradha - "Skeagh mac en chroe"- Skaghvicencrowe)
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To: nmh
New Zealand? Condoms?

Baaa_means_Noooo

Cheers!

4 posted on 07/02/2009 4:07:12 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: markomalley

This somehow reminds me of the song 3rd rock from the sun.

Some deziens sneak onto playground for some naughty pleasure.
Kids routine is to clean up playground
Kids complain regularly.
Teacher routinely tells kids to clean up anyway.
Kids complain again ( about something different this time )
Teacher distracted with something else, doesn’t listen to todays excuse, says clean it up anyway.

And now the administration is in tatters and the entire world is up in arms.


5 posted on 07/02/2009 4:35:06 AM PDT by lucias_clay (Its times like this I'm glad I'm a whig.)
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To: markomalley

Really dumb move.

If rubbers are that prevalent on the playground it would appear a nightime guard is necessary.


6 posted on 07/02/2009 4:42:25 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: nmh

Schools down here rarely have security. And unfortunately some lowlifes see nothing wrong with having sex in a school out of hours.

The kids shouldn’t have had to pick these things up, that goes without saying, but it is an exceptional case - normally there’s nothing wrong with expecting kids to help keep their school clean.

Of course, that would mean the teachers have to pick the things up. And I would, but I shouldn’t have to either. Better me than a student, so I’d do it. But it’s disgusting.


7 posted on 07/02/2009 5:19:20 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: MissDairyGoodnessVT

Sorry - I’m not sure how they’ve sold out here.

Because lowlifes climb the fences into schools and have sex there?

The teacher handled this badly, I agree - no common sense - but I can’t see how it matters what type of school it was.


8 posted on 07/02/2009 5:22:56 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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