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Elastic Danger

  • 08-09-2015 4:32pm
    #1
    MiddleOne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭


    My 11 year old daughter asked me the other day what I used to play in the yard when I was at school. I told her we played, among other things, elastics. Remember that!? We googled it and I showed her a YouTube clip of kids playing it.

    She thought it looked like great fun so we bought the elastic and she was out on the road showing her friends. She introduced her classmates to it this week and they were all playing it in the yard today when a teacher rocked up and told them to stop as it was too dangerous.
    Is it me or is this over the top? She said they are allowed skipping ropes, which I would have thought was a lot more dangerous. And they wonder why kids are becoming obese.


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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,534 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Unfortunately, with many people willing to sue schools over anything, many schools are given no choice. Personally, I agree with you, that it should be allowed, but sadly, schools are running scared.


  • #3
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,534 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    A quick scan of some posts on this thread illustrates why schools have become so wary.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057490728


  • #4
    heldel00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭heldel00


    byhookorbycrook wrote: »
    A quick scan of some posts on this thread illustrates why schools have become so wary.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057490728

    As a Mod Byhook may not be able to single out a particular post but I can. Have a read of post#9 in the above link. This is what schools are dealing with!


  • #5
    MiddleOne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭MiddleOne


    heldel00 wrote: »
    As a Mod Byhook may not be able to single out a particular post but I can. Have a read of post#9 in the above link. This is what schools are dealing with!


    Jaysus, the only one that would gain out of that situation is the solicitor.


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