PUPILS have been banned from throwing paper planes to one another - in case they get injured. 
Staff at a Kent primary school have instead set up special targets in the playground for the children to aim at. The edict follows claims by teachers that a few of the school’s pupils, aged between three and 11, had been “over-zealous” in launching the missiles. The headteacher argued the ban was “a sensible” measure - but parents of some of the 230 pupils reacted with disbelief. One father of a seven-year-old boy said: “I’ve heard it all now. We made paper planes and our parents did the same and I never heard of anyone getting hurt. It’s taking the health-and-safety measures to absurd lengths. Heaven knows what they will think to ban next.” Staff at Bishops Down Primary School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, introduced the ban after two pupils were seen aiming their paper planes at other children. Headteacher Emma Savage said staff were particularly concerned about eye injuries. “These planes can have sharp edges and have the potential to damage a young person’s eyes,” she said. Daily Mail 18/6/06.
Staff at a Kent primary school have instead set up special targets in the playground for the children to aim at. The edict follows claims by teachers that a few of the school’s pupils, aged between three and 11, had been “over-zealous” in launching the missiles. The headteacher argued the ban was “a sensible” measure - but parents of some of the 230 pupils reacted with disbelief. One father of a seven-year-old boy said: “I’ve heard it all now. We made paper planes and our parents did the same and I never heard of anyone getting hurt. It’s taking the health-and-safety measures to absurd lengths. Heaven knows what they will think to ban next.” Staff at Bishops Down Primary School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, introduced the ban after two pupils were seen aiming their paper planes at other children. Headteacher Emma Savage said staff were particularly concerned about eye injuries. “These planes can have sharp edges and have the potential to damage a young person’s eyes,” she said. Daily Mail 18/6/06.
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