Connecticut School Bans Physical Contact
Connecticut on the road to ruin…again!
The latest coming out of the notoriously liberal state is the banning of physical contact at a middle school in Milford, CT. After an inappropriate kick to the groin that sent a child to the hospital, the school’s principle is taking a zero tolerance stand in which everyone is being punished for the bad behavior of one. “One rotten apple spoils a bunch.”
Principal Catherine Williams sent out a letter earlier in the week telling parents recent behavior has seriously impacted the safety and learning at the school.
“Observed behaviors of concern recently exhibited include kicking others in the groin area, grabbing and touching of others in personal areas, hugging and horseplay. Physical contact is prohibited to keep all students safe in the learning environment,” Williams wrote.
Students and parents are outraged. They said the new policy means no high-fives and hugs, as well as horseplay of any kind. The consequences could be dire, Williams warned in the letter.
“Potential consequences and disciplinary action may include parent conferences, detention, suspension and/or a request for expulsion from school,” Williams wrote.
Many think the school’s no tolerance policy goes way too far. Others said it’s utterly ridiculous.
“Now it’s almost as if it’s a sanitized school. Where you have to keep your distance from everybody? And that’s not what school is about,” one father said.
“What if they are out on the playground at recess, or in gym class?” parent Kathy Casey wondered. “You know, gym class is physical.”
Some of these parents just seem too logical – “suck it up parents – the latest liberal establishment will be a school requirement that all children must be in a bubble to attend.”
