HUGS BANNED IN ILLINOIS SCHOOL

[lame54]

But, I bet military recruiters are allowed

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qGwvSwOP7Ow


No Hugs Allowed at Ill. Middle School
By Associated Press
Tue Oct 2, 7:33 AM

OAK PARK, Ill. - If you need a hug, you won't get it at Percy Julian Middle School. Principal Victoria Sharts banned hugging among the suburban Chicago school's 860 students anywhere inside the building. She said students were forming "hug lines" that made them late for classes and crowded the hallways.

"Hugging is really more appropriate for airports or for family reunions than passing and seeing each other every few minutes in the halls," Sharts said.

Another reason to institute the no-hugging policy was that some hugs could be too long and too close, she said.

"There is another side to the issue when a hug is either unwanted or becomes inappropriate as judged by one of the students involved," Sharts wrote in a statement to parents. "On occasion, we do deal with those incidents. The goal is always to promote safe and orderly hallways where everybody can get by, be safe, and be on time."

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[provis99]

1. political correctness run amuck yet again

Or is this some religious nut in charge at school with some weird touching hangup?

[pnwmom]

2. Middle school is tough enough. Compared to elementary school,

it feels like reform school. So just when a kid needs a hug the most -- this power-happy principal takes it away.

This is the type of reason why, one by one, I've taken my kids out of public school. It means 10 year old cars, no vacations, and a fixer-upper house that never gets fixed -- but it's done wonders for my blood pressure.