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An Australian school who recently banned cartwheels may be reversing its decision. Both parents and children protested after cartwheels, somersaults and other gymnastics were banned during recess.
According to the school, safety was at the the heart of the decision to ban the "acrobatics." Now officials of the Queensland education system are saying they are willing to be flexible and work toward a balance. Gymnastics were given a risk rating of 2 by the school. Parents became upset when other sports such as soccer, tennis and the ever-popular cricket were also rated with a 2 but allowed to continue.
Was the school trying to do the right thing to protect its students, or did they take things too far? Ever had anything like this happen at your child's school? If so, what was your stance?
Pic by JOVIKA.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
8-30-2008 @ 1:54PM
mom2girls said...My daughters elementary school has done somethig similar in that they are not allowed to play tag during recess anymore or play on the monkey bars. I think it is a complete joke. The reasoning behind it is too many people are suing when their kids get hurt doing oridinary kid things. If parents would take responsibility for their children (I mean for gooness sake kids get hurt it doesn't mean you should sue someone) the school systems would not have to take normal kid activites away from our children and then our kids could jsut be kids again.
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8-30-2008 @ 10:17PM
Leland Thomas Faegre said...I am the father of Deirdre Faegre, the American student suspended in 2004 for cartwheels and referenced in this latest episode of outrageous usurpation [Townsville Bulletin] of life, liberty and happiness in Australia.
Take off the gloves Ms Buschgens, and let the education elite know that you are in control of your children--not faceless authoritarians determined to deny children their rite of passage. Stand up to them and let me know if I can help...
Leland Thomas Faegre
http://www.ontopofacloud.com/deirdre.htm
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