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.
Catholic school and headmistress is a former nun with no kids of her own - out of touch.
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
Scotty, Wollemi, It's 6 September 2012, not 1 April 2012!
What's the stories?
Seriously, no running and no whistling?
What's next, no BBQin' coz the smell is strong (and delicious!)...
Look, I've got nothing against nuns - I reckon the Fat Penguin in the Blues Brothers was hilarious but what's doing ?
These school yard activity bans seam to be driven by a fear of litigation from precious parents, it's understandable.
Fond memories of sorrento primary in the early 70's.......
Headmaster put the kybosh on us playing British bulldog!
IIRC parents were not so much complaining about kids coming home adorned with mercurechrome, bandaids and plaster- it was more about the school uniforms getting ruined (gawd help me- I have ended up just like my own parents!)
A few days after the ban, one of the kids brought in a parachute that his older brother found at Wellington surplus. (our favourite toy shop back then)
Strapped himself into the harness, hooked on a long rope and a heap of us hauled him up into the air.
Headmaster looked out his window and choked on his lunch, British bulldog was back next day(with our shirts piled up at the side of the oval)
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.
Given the ban a couple of weeks ago on handstands and cartwheels at another school, this is even more concerning.
In isolation it is bemusing at least, maybe annoying but when you put all of the bans together it is a lot bigger.
At sports carnivals the javelin is a bit of foam like a pool noodle. Shotput is a tennis ball throw. FFS!!
WTF is society coming to? 
MIndarie primary school banned kids for coming into class with red faces. They said that if the kids came into class with red faces they were sent up to office. There excuse was that they then would drink all after noon, therefor running to the toilet all afternoon as well making for a disruptive class. 
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.
i wonder how many police think to themselves about certain laws - this law is ridiculous, and i'm embarrassed to have to enforce it ???
I thought of going to work the other day fully encased with cotton wool just so I couldn't hurt myself then I thought it would be better if I got a maxi taxi to deliver me there in a pine box just to make sure.
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!) 
