Yep, Bruce has another hilarious post. No surprises there.
From CBS4Boston.com:The nanny state has gone off the edge.
Attleboro School Bans Tag, Other Recess GamesChildren at the Willett Elementary School in Attleboro are not allowed to play tag, touch football or any games involving contact during recess.Yes, children are now forbidden to act like children. It's FOR THE CHILDRENTM, you understand.Prinicpal Gaylene Heppe cited the safety risks and the school's liability in case of injury as reasons for the recess ban. Heppe, who is in her second year as principal, told CBS4 the ban is not new and has been in effect for years.I honestly don't know if there's anything that could better encapsulate the "Massachusetts Mentality" than the phrase, "recess ban". I'm nearly speechless.The Attleboro Sun Chronicle reports elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo. and Spokane, Wash. banned tag at recess this year. A suburban Charleston, S.C. school also outlawed all unsupervised contact sports."OK, kids, it's recess time. Put on your nerf suits, crash helmets, and mosquito netting. And, remember, once you reach the playground, NO MOVING!"
Principal Heppe said she isn't interested in any trends around the country, her concern lies with keeping the children as safe as possible.
2 comments:
Oh damn. You just beat me to it. I just finished wiping the tears out my eyes (first laughter, then sadness).
Attleboro... trying to be first in the nation at raising a generation of lumpen, passive, nad-less children.
I love this state, but I despise so many of the people in it.
And, anybody wanna take bets which end of the political spectrum Principal Heppe falls on?
Post a Comment