Wednesday 6 November 2013

B.C. school bans kindergarteners from touching each other | CTV British Columbia News

B.C. school bans kindergarteners from touching each other | CTV British Columbia News

Full article can be read from the link at the top.

What a bloody ridiculous, ill-thought, insurance driven idea. I wonder how long it will take for Australian schools to adopt it?


'A Langley elementary school has banned kindergarten students from touching each other at recess, a policy some parents think is both unnecessary and unworkable.

Mom Julie Chen said she was shocked when she received a letter sent home with Coghlan Fundamental Elementary students on Friday outlining the new hands-off rule.

“I can’t imagine little kids not being able to hug each other or help each other on the playground,” Chen told CTV News. “No tag, no hugging, no touching at all.”'

Toys 'R' Us messes with Mother Nature: trees vs. toys [+video] - CSMonitor.com

Toys 'R' Us messes with Mother Nature: trees vs. toys [+video] - CSMonitor.com

Natures' boring and toys are fun! Corporate interests must really be feeling threatened by the Nature movement to come up with this uniquely crappy advertisement.