Student gets detention for hugging?

Splat · 11-09-2007, 10:30 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_detention_for_hugging

MASCOUTAH, Ill. - Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of affection when she hugged two friends Friday.

WTF?

scottyboy · 11-09-2007, 10:32 AM

jesus. i saw the other day some school banning tag and touch football because a child may fall and injure themselves. What's this world coming to? poor kids

Smokey Joe · 11-09-2007, 10:33 AM

its *** parents who never want to let go. Those are the parents that get rules like these put into schools.

However, I really don't give a **** until it effects me.

Splat · 11-09-2007, 10:38 AM

Megan's mother, said the embraces weren't even real hugs — just an arm around the shoulder and slight squeeze.

"It's hilarious to the point of ridicule," Coulter said. "I'm still dumbfounded that she's having to do this."

BucSappy · 11-09-2007, 10:53 AM

End to dodgeball.
End to flag football.
End to hugging.

What's left?

The Dynasty · 11-09-2007, 11:06 AM

When i was in High School, We played Pass Catch Football, where u catch it and stop and then pass its fun but not as fun as real football. We still hit though so its close. But we couldnt play Dodgeball but we could play Team Handball and If you were goalie ud get pealted by Volleyball Size Balls.

But my school has no real problem with hugging and sometimes u see kids kiss so its like whatever lol.

Thats pretty strict.

JJJ888 · 11-09-2007, 11:09 AM

Yeah...that's ridiculous. I mean who hugs at school?

Hines · 11-09-2007, 11:18 AM

i feel the same way, i got two detentions for rubbing a girls shoulders and putting ear muffs on a girl cuz she didnt want to hear what iw as talking about

vatech=accdomination · 11-09-2007, 11:22 AM

this isnt really out of the norm for middle school anymore. thats where they put the most ridicoulous disciplinarians.

Smokey Joe · 11-09-2007, 11:47 AM

I'm glad I go to a private school!

ironman4579 · 11-09-2007, 11:48 AM

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I'm glad I go to a private school!

Do you have to wear a uniform? I'm not sure how the plaid skirt and knee highs would look on you...............

diabsoule · 11-09-2007, 12:03 PM

This is getting out of hand. What's up with parents and schools these days? Walton and Johnson call it the pussification of America and it's in full effect.

bsaza2358 · 11-09-2007, 01:22 PM

The pussification began about 35 years ago when the parents of these kids were being raised as wusses. You have weak parents raising weaker kids.

Bills2083 · 11-09-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BucSappy

End to dodgeball.
End to flag football.
End to hugging.

What's left?

It's terrible. Our school gets around the dodgeball one though.
They call it something like 'maneuverable ________ball.'
That way, if a kid gets hurt, the school can't get in trouble for playing dodgeball. lol

Moses · 11-09-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bsaza2358

The pussification began about 35 years ago when the parents of these kids were being raised as wusses. You have weak parents raising weaker kids.

Bingo.

Natural selection needs to play its course. Stop overprotecting youth.

ironman4579 · 11-09-2007, 02:37 PM

Shockingly, when I was a kid, I didn't wear a helmet when riding my bike, and yet I didn't fall off, crack my head open and die. I also wasn't kept in a car seat until I was 17, and yet I was somehow not projected through the windshield at any time. Hard to believe, I know.

Moses · 11-09-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ironman4579

Shockingly, when I was a kid, I didn't wear a helmet when riding my bike, and yet I didn't fall off, crack my head open and die. I also wasn't kept in a car seat until I was 17, and yet I was somehow not projected through the windshield at any time. Hard to believe, I know.

Were you allowed to throw snowballs at school? I know I wasn't. :(

ironman4579 · 11-09-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Moses

Were you allowed to throw snowballs at school? I know I wasn't. :(

No, but at least we could play football. The thing that always gets me is, these schools ban tag, football, anything that involves running at all, but they all have those damn play structures for kids to climb all over. I'm sorry, but I've seen a hell of alot more kids crack their heads open and break their arms falling off of those things than playing tag or football.

I also think it's funny that they ban all this physical activity, then wonder why kids are so fat nowadays.

Moses · 11-09-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ironman4579

No, but at least we could play football. The thing that always gets me is, these schools ban tag, football, anything that involves running at all, but they all have those damn play structures for kids to climb all over. I'm sorry, but I've seen a hell of alot more kids crack their heads open and break their arms falling off of those things than playing tag or football.

I also think it's funny that they ban all this physical activity, then wonder why kids are so fat nowadays.

So true. What do they expect kids to do? Stand in a circle and talk for an hour? That's what high school is for.

BrownsTown · 11-09-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Moses

Were you allowed to throw snowballs at school? I know I wasn't. :(

I hated that. My school wouldn't even let people touch the snow. Seriously, how badly can a kid get hurt from a snowball?

Sniper · 11-09-2007, 02:45 PM

Haha I remember recess when it was ******* -30 out with a shatload of ice and we're playing football....Sweet times.

Stop the pussification of children!

Moses · 11-09-2007, 02:46 PM

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I hated that. My school wouldn't even let people touch the snow. Seriously, how badly can a kid get hurt from a snowball?

I remember our school banned building snowforts because people would get into fights about them. Winter was bad enough living in Canada. If you can't play in the snow, what do you do other than freeze your cajones off?

ironman4579 · 11-09-2007, 02:49 PM

I remember living in Saskatchewan, and we'd be outside in like -40 windchill type weather, trying to lay down behind snowforts to cut the wind, or think up excuses to go inside. But then you'd have to stay inside for recess in spring if it was raining outside. Yea, that made sense.

Moses · 11-09-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ironman4579

I remember living in Saskatchewan, and we'd be outside in like -40 windchill type weather, trying to lay down behind snowforts to cut the wind, or think up excuses to go inside. But then you'd have to stay inside for recess in spring if it was raining outside. Yea, that made sense.

Haha typical Canadian thinking. Nothing beats those days where your eyes get frozen shut from your tears freezing as soon as they form.

ironman4579 · 11-09-2007, 02:55 PM

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Haha typical Canadian thinking. Nothing beats those days where your eyes get frozen shut from your tears freezing as soon as they form.

I hated those days. Your snot freezes in your nose and your eyelashes stick together. I remember when I moved to North Carolina and then came back for Christmas. I had no jacket but a light spring type thing. I came out of the airport and I swear my breath froze in my lungs.