has broken out after children were suspended from school - for throwing snowballs. Shocked parents could not believe it when the youngsters were sent home from Bretton Woods Community School in Peterborough. Head teacher John Gribble defended the ban, saying the rules had been introduced for health and safety reasons. But parents said the “laughable” exclusion of six or seven boys aged between 15 and 16 for playing in the snow was “extreme”. Trouble broke out when the boys began throwing snowballs at each other during the mid-morning break, which Mr Gribble called “rank disobedience”. He said: “A letter had been given to the children at the start of the term warning them that throwing snowballs at school was banned. We are responsible for the children’s health and safety. They could have been injured if ice was in the snowballs, for example.” But Sharon Dellar, whose 15- year-old son, Ayden Binns, was sent home said: “I just laughed when Ayden told me what happened, because I couldn't believe it. It’s not often we get snow, and I guess they just wanted to have some fun.” Evening Standard 9/2/07.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Balls of disobedience
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has broken out after children were suspended from school - for throwing snowballs. Shocked parents could not believe it when the youngsters were sent home from Bretton Woods Community School in Peterborough. Head teacher John Gribble defended the ban, saying the rules had been introduced for health and safety reasons. But parents said the “laughable” exclusion of six or seven boys aged between 15 and 16 for playing in the snow was “extreme”. Trouble broke out when the boys began throwing snowballs at each other during the mid-morning break, which Mr Gribble called “rank disobedience”. He said: “A letter had been given to the children at the start of the term warning them that throwing snowballs at school was banned. We are responsible for the children’s health and safety. They could have been injured if ice was in the snowballs, for example.” But Sharon Dellar, whose 15- year-old son, Ayden Binns, was sent home said: “I just laughed when Ayden told me what happened, because I couldn't believe it. It’s not often we get snow, and I guess they just wanted to have some fun.” Evening Standard 9/2/07.
has broken out after children were suspended from school - for throwing snowballs. Shocked parents could not believe it when the youngsters were sent home from Bretton Woods Community School in Peterborough. Head teacher John Gribble defended the ban, saying the rules had been introduced for health and safety reasons. But parents said the “laughable” exclusion of six or seven boys aged between 15 and 16 for playing in the snow was “extreme”. Trouble broke out when the boys began throwing snowballs at each other during the mid-morning break, which Mr Gribble called “rank disobedience”. He said: “A letter had been given to the children at the start of the term warning them that throwing snowballs at school was banned. We are responsible for the children’s health and safety. They could have been injured if ice was in the snowballs, for example.” But Sharon Dellar, whose 15- year-old son, Ayden Binns, was sent home said: “I just laughed when Ayden told me what happened, because I couldn't believe it. It’s not often we get snow, and I guess they just wanted to have some fun.” Evening Standard 9/2/07.
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