A HEADMASTER
has introduced safety goggles for his pupils in a bid to stop the local council banning games of conkers in the playground. Shaun Halfpenny, the head of Cummersdale primary school in Cumbria, feared the game would be banned after he read a council memo warning schools about dangerous breaktime activities fearing youngsters could suffer eye injuries if struck by flying pieces of conker. Pupils are now queueing up try out the two sets of safety glasses, more commonly used in science lessons. The Guardian 4/10/04.
has introduced safety goggles for his pupils in a bid to stop the local council banning games of conkers in the playground. Shaun Halfpenny, the head of Cummersdale primary school in Cumbria, feared the game would be banned after he read a council memo warning schools about dangerous breaktime activities fearing youngsters could suffer eye injuries if struck by flying pieces of conker. Pupils are now queueing up try out the two sets of safety glasses, more commonly used in science lessons. The Guardian 4/10/04. 
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