Take the kids that are initiating poor behaviour and give them an old fashion detention - sitting at their desk doing nothing for the break. Watch how fast they turn their behaviour around.
Or ... are detentions not politically correct? Would that be too direct of a solution to the problem?
Ana - 10 years ago
I think this is an outrageous decision of some adults that have absolutely no capacity of viewing this world through the eyes of children. They forbid play... and this is much more serious than the school can even imagine. The school's decision contravenes numerous articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx
These teachers and administrators should not have the right of working in the educational field, actually no other field that involves human or animal beings.
I hope legal action will be taken soon!! Parents do not let your children be transformed in a molded lump!
catherine - 10 years ago
Not only is touching normal, it is often very helpful. Bullying can be verbal as well as physical so what happens when a child is bullied and cannot even get a hug from a close friend to comfort them. Accidents happen and we are going way to far in "protecting" our children by making them extremely vulnerable.
This is one of the saddest things I have read in a while. Not to be fallacious with a slippery slope argument, but what's next? It's amazing to think that some people believe that because there are dangers in interacting with others that we shouldn't interact at all. Maybe, one day, we will all be confined and detached from one another and only communicate over the internet in our own personal and safe worlds. Very sad.
Bjorn Hock - 10 years ago
Touching is the basis of communicating and is what makes us social. Accidents happen, but in our culture, everyone pays for the actions of a punitive few.
Diane Donald - 10 years ago
Are they kidding or what? Omg. This is outrageous! Children holding hands and playing tag is being banned? lol - I can't believe I'm even taking a minute out of my busy schedule to respond to this. Any parent I've ever known, and I know a lot of them have always taught their children to hold hands and look after each other. Children have played tag 'forever'. I played tag in school and don't ever remember getting bruised. I do however, remember getting a bruise or two when falling off a swing when no one else was around me.
We are teaching our children to tell a teacher, parent or someone in authority if someone touches them 'inappropriately' - their going to confuse the 'hell' out of our kids.
There are both acceptable and unacceptable ways to touch each other. The school board needs to get their 'teeny' heads together, call a meeting and do some brain storming to learn the difference between the two.
ben applegate - 10 years ago
No divorced dad policy as school principal uses school letterhead, type in on google " parental alienation by ben applegate part 1 & 2 "
Sarina - 10 years ago
This decision is completely absurd! and obviously not thought out. This is NOT the way to teach our children. There will be ramifications, and it's our children who will suffer. I obviously don't know the whole story because I don't quite understand what the purpose of this is. Is it really just because some kids are getting into fights at recess? Don't we try and teach children about personal choices and consequences. Don't we suspend children anymore? It almost sounds like these administrators are taking pride in teaching these children about shame and isolation. Furthermore, this must be so confusing for some of the children in these classes, not to mention any new students attending. Could you imagine!!
I no educator. But I do know, there has to be a better way than No physical touch.
renee sheard - 10 years ago
this is so wrong, to punish our children for touching, holding hand, hugging, a shoulder on the arm, I hope that I have taught my children to have compassion and empathy and when they see someone in pain physical, emotional or spiritual they would reach out to comfort. This is terribly wrong to punish our children for being kind. I want to write so much more about this but find it so upsetting I think I just need a hug,
Eugene Shkurhan - 10 years ago
This decision defies logic!! It is a natural activity of children to play and to be tactile. The administration that has come up with this regulation has no common sense and has been ejected out of the orbit of reality. Absolutely shameful that our society has reached a level where young children cannot touch each other in play. Banning play fighting is one thing, but banning all tactile activity is absurd, and reflects the absurd attitude of the folks that have drafted this policy.
Take the kids that are initiating poor behaviour and give them an old fashion detention - sitting at their desk doing nothing for the break. Watch how fast they turn their behaviour around.
Or ... are detentions not politically correct? Would that be too direct of a solution to the problem?
I think this is an outrageous decision of some adults that have absolutely no capacity of viewing this world through the eyes of children. They forbid play... and this is much more serious than the school can even imagine. The school's decision contravenes numerous articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx
These teachers and administrators should not have the right of working in the educational field, actually no other field that involves human or animal beings.
I hope legal action will be taken soon!! Parents do not let your children be transformed in a molded lump!
Not only is touching normal, it is often very helpful. Bullying can be verbal as well as physical so what happens when a child is bullied and cannot even get a hug from a close friend to comfort them. Accidents happen and we are going way to far in "protecting" our children by making them extremely vulnerable.
This is one of the saddest things I have read in a while. Not to be fallacious with a slippery slope argument, but what's next? It's amazing to think that some people believe that because there are dangers in interacting with others that we shouldn't interact at all. Maybe, one day, we will all be confined and detached from one another and only communicate over the internet in our own personal and safe worlds. Very sad.
Touching is the basis of communicating and is what makes us social. Accidents happen, but in our culture, everyone pays for the actions of a punitive few.
Are they kidding or what? Omg. This is outrageous! Children holding hands and playing tag is being banned? lol - I can't believe I'm even taking a minute out of my busy schedule to respond to this. Any parent I've ever known, and I know a lot of them have always taught their children to hold hands and look after each other. Children have played tag 'forever'. I played tag in school and don't ever remember getting bruised. I do however, remember getting a bruise or two when falling off a swing when no one else was around me.
We are teaching our children to tell a teacher, parent or someone in authority if someone touches them 'inappropriately' - their going to confuse the 'hell' out of our kids.
There are both acceptable and unacceptable ways to touch each other. The school board needs to get their 'teeny' heads together, call a meeting and do some brain storming to learn the difference between the two.
No divorced dad policy as school principal uses school letterhead, type in on google " parental alienation by ben applegate part 1 & 2 "
This decision is completely absurd! and obviously not thought out. This is NOT the way to teach our children. There will be ramifications, and it's our children who will suffer. I obviously don't know the whole story because I don't quite understand what the purpose of this is. Is it really just because some kids are getting into fights at recess? Don't we try and teach children about personal choices and consequences. Don't we suspend children anymore? It almost sounds like these administrators are taking pride in teaching these children about shame and isolation. Furthermore, this must be so confusing for some of the children in these classes, not to mention any new students attending. Could you imagine!!
I no educator. But I do know, there has to be a better way than No physical touch.
this is so wrong, to punish our children for touching, holding hand, hugging, a shoulder on the arm, I hope that I have taught my children to have compassion and empathy and when they see someone in pain physical, emotional or spiritual they would reach out to comfort. This is terribly wrong to punish our children for being kind. I want to write so much more about this but find it so upsetting I think I just need a hug,
This decision defies logic!! It is a natural activity of children to play and to be tactile. The administration that has come up with this regulation has no common sense and has been ejected out of the orbit of reality. Absolutely shameful that our society has reached a level where young children cannot touch each other in play. Banning play fighting is one thing, but banning all tactile activity is absurd, and reflects the absurd attitude of the folks that have drafted this policy.