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Parents raise ruckus over ‘quiet’ rule for kids by Lindsay Field October 06, 2012 01:46 AM | 4129 views | 33 | 8 | | MARIETTA — One Rocky Mount Elementary School parent said a meeting hosted by Principal Gail May on Thursday didn’t ease her mind about new “quiet lunch” rules and said she’s considering sending her child to a different school. “I do not feel any better,” Laura Stubbs said. “It is not in the best interest of the children.” Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - Parents raise ruckus over ‘quiet’ rule for kids

Public School Is Too Strict; Socialization Muted My home-schooled granddaughter and I went to have lunch with my public schooled granddaughter at her school recently. She wanted us to come have lunch with her. It cost $2.50 for me and $1.50 for granddaughter. It sure wasn't like when we went to school. None of the kids were allowed to talk at all to each other during their lunch hour. After they finished eating, they had to read a book that they brought with them. There were monitors with eyes roving to and fro. If they order milk, they are forced...

Meadowfield Elementary’s new quiet rule gets mixed reviews from parents, teachers At Meadowfield Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina, silence among students isn’t a preference — it’s a requirement. When the school’s 600-plus students returned from winter break Tuesday, they couldn’t banter in the hallways or swap stories in the cafeteria, thanks to a new silence policy. Instead, students read books while waiting for the school day to begin and listen to classical music in the school’s corridors and cafeteria. The change has parents talking; some say the policy goes too far. They’ll discuss the new policy with school leaders...

<p>"It's done," Southeast Polk District Superintendent Thomas Downs said Thursday morning.</p> <p>After receiving complaints from parents in his district, around Iowa and across the country, Downs canceled a new policy that prohibited students at Willowbrook Elementary School in Altoona from talking during lunch.</p>

<p>Lunch period at Willowbrook Elementary School in Altoona was quiet enough Wednesday to hear the crunching of potato chips and the slurping of juice through tiny straws. In the background, classical music played.</p> <p>The Southeast Polk school district is trying something new this year: silent lunch.</p>