I need some perspective from level-headed parents so I can tone down my probably very sarcastic involved reply to the head who has emailed me to clarify that the school has banned gymnastics moves including handstands, bridge, headstands at breaktimes. But for some strange reason, cartwheels are permitted. (What about a cartwheel that accidentally turns into a handstand? Eh?) The reasoning, I'm told, is that they have had a lot of injuries. DD broke her arm going down a slide at the park. I didn't stop her going on slides. What's next? Ban football in case someone gets hit by a , ban running in case a knee is scraped?
The school are gradually banning fun/childhood, one step at a time, this is one thing in a long line of other things and might just be the straw that breaks the camel's back and makes us move schools, but then again, perhaps all primary schools have bonkers rules, just for the sake of having rules? A friend told me dancing the Floss has been banned at her school... Do your kids' schools have equally crazy rules or is our school just becoming really strict? What random things have your schools banned for the sake of it?
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Primary school officially gone bonkers - bans handstands
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FancyFlight · 06/07/2018 09:44
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