A school in Toronto has banned all pencils, pens, and paper as the educational tools have been deemed a hazard to the safety of the students and faculty.
Concerned teachers demanded that the union representing the teachers 'convince' the school to enforce the ban immediately after several students injured themselves while learning to write with the outdated and ancient form know as 'cursive writing.' Pens were banned as several students drew on their arms, hands and face. The parents caved in after the teachers expressed concern that the students might suffer a fatal infection from the ink that is used in the pens. Paper was also added to the ban at the last minute after it was noted that the paper could be 'potentially' folded into paper airplanes thus endangering the students eyesight and hearing due to possible penetration of the paper airplane into the ear canal, rupturing the ear drum.
The teachers, backed by their union have questioned the validity or use of all forms of hand writing and were quick to point out that keyboarding, texting were less embarrassing for the students. Students were relieved to learn that the spell checking program would replace all lessons of vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.
The computer keyboard was deemed 'less likely' to be used as a weapon when theoretically compared to the uber dangerous pencils, pens and paper.
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OK, what you just read has not happened yet and yes, it would be really dumb and ignorant to ban pencils, pens and papers. As silly as this would be, a school in Toronto has come close to when it banned Footballs, Soccer Balls and Baseballs.
You read that correctly.
The parents and students were actually quite upset when the school enforced this ban.
"School trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher told the newspaper that the most serious incident involved a parent who was hit in the head by a soccer ball, suffering a concussion.
"I think the principal is reacting in a rational way. You don't want anyone to be injured," she said.
(Rational? I am thinking not even close. Kids have been getting beaned and winged by these 'lethal playground weapons' for countless generations. Typical knee jerk, liberal reaction is how I see this.)
Right, ban the playground items that have helped children get exercise and at the very least, stay in reasonable shape. This is the ONLY exercise that a lot of kids get and can help ward off the deleterious effects from all the fat, salt, sugar that large, evil food corporations force upon our children through soda, fruit juice, french fries, pizza, cakes and other dangerous foods.
I think the faculty who made this ban happen should be banned, fired and replaced.
Rest the rest and this is from Fox News.
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Toronto School Bans Footballs, Soccer Balls and Baseballs From Playground
TORONTO – A Toronto school angered students and parents when it banned soccer balls, baseballs, footballs, tennis balls and volleyballs from the school grounds, the Toronto Star reported.
Students at Earl Beatty Public School were sent home carrying letters stating that nobody could bring any of the balls to the junior and senior schools after a "few serious incidents" in which staff and students were struck in the playground.
The temporary ban means only Nerf balls or sponge balls can be used by students at the school for now.
School trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher told the newspaper that the most serious incident involved a parent who was hit in the head by a soccer ball, suffering a concussion.
"I think the principal is reacting in a rational way. You don't want anyone to be injured," she said.
But some parents and students object to the ban, arguing that it is excessive.
Chris Stateski said his six-year-old son Jacob was "crushed" when he learned about the ban.
"He [Jacob] said, 'Daddy, what am I going to do with all my friends?' He wanted to change schools," Stateski said.
Anna Caputo, a communications officer at the Toronto District School Board, said the ban was temporary and that the school would monitor the situation closely.
"It's a small playground and 350 students are playing in that playground. There's also a daycare [center on the site] so there are a lot of small children and parents going in to pick up the children," she said.
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