Can you farkin believe it ? The primary school my kids attend have banned running in the playground due to being deemed to dangerous. If seen running they will be given detention.
Kids have been running in the playground since Adam was in rompus - you know cause he was trying to pump Eve. Anyway WTF next ? They have also banned garbage bins in playground so kids can't dump there unwanted lunches so Mum can see if they've eaten their lunch or not.
And they wonder why kids are getting fatter. Nothing wrong with a bit of bark off the knees and elbows - it's a part of growing up.

That just makes me angry.

More strange but true stories from O'Farrell-Land;

A FRIEND of mine was threatened with an AVO on the weekend. Now, what image has just come into your head? Some violent, uncontrollable loser who lets his fists do the talking?
Try a gentle, non-aggressive man whose only crime is whistling. My friend likes to whistle. Not constantly. Just occasionally, when he feels good about the world and has a spring in his step.
On Saturday, however, he was amazed to find that not one, but three police had appeared on his doorstep to tell him his neighbour had complained about this habit. Apparently, my friend was told, his neighbour often hears him whistling as he walks up the path separating their two homes - and this is not OK.


http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/neighbour-cant-cop-jolly-whistle-20120904-25cn4.html#ixzz25eUbMN5X

Look, I've got nothing against nuns - I reckon the Fat Penguin in the Blues Brothers was hilarious but what's doing ?

doggie said...

Scotty88 said...

Catholic school and headmistress is a former nun with no kids of her own - out of touch.

If it was me in this situation I would be straight down there with a few other perents and have it out with her directly!

You could at least take her to dinner first.

These school yard activity bans seam to be driven by a fear of litigation from precious parents, it's understandable.

Things like this disgust me.
Talk about fun police. What makes me cringe is we are about to have a baby in January.
I have said all along to my partner if crap like this continues we are moving to the bush and FXXK everything about the system[}:)]

Edit: Thats why half the kids coming home from school are rolling down the road not walking. I would also love to see these parents that approve this rubbish, put them on 60minutes and have a constructive rant with people who know what they are talking about.

It would be funny if it wasn't true...........

Jeepers Scotty that sounds very rank. Hope you and the other parents front them for some answers.

This is part of the worldwide conspiracy of leftism, lawyers running amuck, emasculating males and bowing to the state.

Beaglebuddy said...

This is part of the worldwide conspiracy of leftism, lawyers running amuck, emasculating males and bowing to the state.

It is stupid.

But on the other side i was at a After School Choir event last week at UWA and when it finished it was about 10 ish at night. So collecting your kids from the teachers you can imagine was a scramble at best. Well this little lady stood at the back of all the parents just screaming to let the kids all just go. (basically you just had to wait and get right to the front and the teachers would then release your kids). I explained to this "Lady" that it is not going to help and just be patient. Well she went ballistic at all the teachers, gave them a absolute ear bashing that night and the next day at school. So i guess they can be dammed if they do and dammed if they don't

Yes i did tell her politely how stupid and rude she was and then i felt better

i wonder how many police think to themselves about certain laws - this law is ridiculous, and i'm embarrassed to have to enforce it ???

Did somebody say Frank ?

My local pool has a sign saying "No Swimming".

OMFG, FFS, HTFU RUN KIDDIES RUN!!!!! ITS YOUR RIGHT TO FALL AND BLEED ITS HOW WE FNARKEN LEARN!

Wots next, dont breath as you may choke on afly?????????????????????

Leave us alone!

GT ( Scuse me!)