Saturday, June 11, 2011
"School reprimands seven-year-old boys for playing 'army game'"
More "nanny state" supervision in the U.K.
By now, their list of what kids "can" do is probably pretty short...
By now, their list of what kids "can" do is probably pretty short...
Murray Wardrop writes about it in the Daily Telegraph:
"Teachers broke up the imaginary classroom shoot-out and contacted the youngsters’ parents, warning them that such behaviour would not be tolerated.
The school, which caters for around 180 pupils aged four to seven, said the gun gestures were 'unacceptable' and were not permitted at school.
However, parents have described the reaction as 'outrageous', while family groups warned that 'wrapping children in cotton wool' damages their upbringing."
