School bans Valentine's cards: your thoughts please!

I suppose.

But for me it isn't about the excluding thing. I know the story reason was.

I just don't get Valentine's for little children. I would never buy one for 7y DD to send to her friends.

To me Valentine's Day is for teens and grown ups I suppose.

This is just another version of the 'my DS/DD has not been invited to the party' debate that rages on (and on, and on, and on ...)

Personally, I don't see how appropriate it is for young children to be dealing with another popularity contest. I don't think there is a place for this in a junior/infant school.

Yeah, bring it on! But then I also think that they should be banned anyway on grounds of the whole thing being a commercial gimmick to make binloads of money for Clintons et al.
I don't think primary schools should be encouraging such young kids to indulge, but it's really up to the parents if they are happy for their kids to send them out of school.
As a teacher (of 9-10year olds) I wouldn't like to see cards bandied about in my classroom, having gone to great lengths to stamp on talk of dating/going out with/ dumping/chucking etc.. this year already. Some argue that it's just a bit of fun, but I don't believe it's relevant or necessary with kids this age. It just adds yet another reason for spending the first 10 minutes of a lesson mopping up someone's tears over having been "chucked" by someone else.

sorry, that should have read by that rule BIRTHDAY cards should also be banned unless parents are willing to rememnber and buy one for every child in the class?

But valentines cards don't have to be anything to do with sex/ dating/ kissing.

Surely under 10s send them because they 'love' their friends?

And people are taking issue here it seems with kids being left out, which does happen with Christmas cards too so by that rule they should be banned to unless parents agree to buy one for everychild throughout the year?

I think hristmas cards are different though. Can't pu my finger exactly on why as such, and obvoiusly the excludin just oen hing would still stand - but Valentine's cards for under 10s? I just don't get it, hence - I guess - why I see no issue with a school saying no to having them brought into school.

Will they ban christmas cards too come December?

'why don't they just wrap them up in cotton wool? '

I'd have rathered that than the ritual humiliation that was inflicted on valentines at primary school.

Of course it would have been just as effective but harder to police a everyone or no one policy.

Has she explained why she thinks the ban is stupid?

I think it's a good idea, anything that lessens the opportunity for ridicule is good IMO, and as nickschick points out it's not exactly appropriate for school.

Easy enough for those who want to to give card outside of school!

Why are primary school childn sending Valentine cards anyway?

To an extent I think it is a good thing to have it all taken out of school. If they are going to send them they can do it outside of school anyway surely?

But then nursery and foundation children often make these cards for parents at school and nursery - so, you can't have one and not the other.

why don't they just wrap them up in cotton wool?

I think its a good idea to some extent - theres bound to be someone who gets upset from not having one and I dont think valentines day is appropriate in an educational environment.