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By: nhmind

nhmind — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:52:11 +0000

Ugh! I've got 4 kids, the first of whom enters public school in September and I'm stunned at the voluminous student policy manual (even for Kindergarteners). The only manual we had when I went to school was the verbal manual from my parents..."Shut up and listen to your teachers." So far they haven't banned appropriate touching, but surely this is a sign of things to come.

By: Bandit

Bandit — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:30:38 +0000

Hernandez acknowledges that there is some flexibility in the enforcement of the rule, with teachers expected to exercise sound judgment.

If they were able to exercise sound judgement in the first place would they need this rule?

By: just me

just me — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:49:29 +0000

I am not really sure what the reasoning is.

I have two guesses-fighting and sexual contact. Both, I think are legitimate prohibitions in a public school.

The problem is that rather than apply common sense-they just make a giant sweep of their hand and declare it all against the rules.

Which is stupid-in general humans are touchers-we pat each other on the back, hug, shake hands in greeting, and other kinds of very platonic touching-I am not getting why these things should be lumped into a catagory where two people are hurting each other, or a guy/hirl has their hands down the pants of another student (consensually of course).

My guess is that these rules are more to benefit the lazy administrator than they are to really promote any kind of safety.

By: portrait painting artist

portrait painting artist — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:43:08 +0000

Wow! That’s a very strange school rule. What’s the reason behind banning all kinds of physical contact? Personally, I think the more that you curtail a person’s freedom to do something the more that he becomes eager to do it anywhere. I just hope that this ban will create multiple positive outcomes.

By: MikeM

MikeM — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:33:55 +0000

The funny thing is one of the supposed negatives to home schooling is the kids wouldn't learn social interactions, and now the public schools are actually doing it.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:13:05 +0000

I tend to agree with Sean, here.

That said, I seem to recall that some of this conversation which started a few years ago was centered around the question of spinal meningitis which is spread by contact of the otherwise seemingly innocent variety.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:38:32 +0000

Maybe they heard John Madden refer to Ed Hochuli's or Brian Urlacher's arms as guns, what with it already being a gun free zone and all.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:09:19 +0000

I just keep getting flash backs to the 80's slogan, 'you can't hug a child with nuclear arms'.

By: Virginia School Bans Hugging and Handshakes

Virginia School Bans Hugging and Handshakes — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:57:58 +0000

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By: just me

just me — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:13:57 +0000

This is just another example of why zero tolerance policies don't work-they elminate the common sense element.

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:20:10 +0000

This just reinforces my belief that public schools are lost causes. Lowest common denominator "tolerance" replaces actual thinking and moral resoning.

I'm going to have to make a boatload of money at something because my kids (should I be so blessed) won't be dealing with idiots like these.