Sounds like they need to grow harder balls. Let's kick a few of them their way to change their mind, no?
I think it's sad that the school felt like it had to come to this decision. Maybe this says more about parents than it does about schools?Dastardly said:Yep. Not because I think it'll help anyone, but because (as a teacher) I wouldn't want to get sued, either. As long as schools can be sued for stuff like this, I think they're right to ban every last bit of it.
Yep. Everyone wants everything to be someone else's fault, and no one can touch parents. You can fire a teacher for making one mistake, you can vote out a representative because you don't like his hair, but you can't do anything to a parent no matter how incompetently they do the job (provided the child isn't absolutely starving).Mr. Eff said:I think it's sad that the school felt like it had to come to this decision. Maybe this says more about parents than it does about schools?Dastardly said:Yep. Not because I think it'll help anyone, but because (as a teacher) I wouldn't want to get sued, either. As long as schools can be sued for stuff like this, I think they're right to ban every last bit of it.
Indeed. I wish just once that a school would come out and say that dealing with risk is an essential part of one's education. And while I'm at it, I'd like a pony.Mr. Eff said:I think it's sad that the school felt like it had to come to this decision. Maybe this says more about parents than it does about schools?Dastardly said:Yep. Not because I think it'll help anyone, but because (as a teacher) I wouldn't want to get sued, either. As long as schools can be sued for stuff like this, I think they're right to ban every last bit of it.