Talk about stopping kids being kids:-
Pupils at a Bolton primary school have been banned from playing traditional playground games of tig and British bulldog — because they are too dangerous.
Parents of youngsters at Egerton Community Primary have been told in the school’s weekly newsletter that children can no longer play “rough games” in the playground.
Students at the Cox Green Road school can use the playing fields when the weather is good but the majority of the year will have to spend break times in the playground. The letter says: “What we have observed is a situation where children were being hurt because they were not moving about the playground safely and because they were playing games that, in a smaller space, were causing them to have accidents.
“It is not acceptable for us to accept that children will get hurt while playing and it is our job to ensure that the playground and playtimes are organised well to ensure safety.”
Furious parents have now launched an online petition calling for the decision to be reversed.
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10734802.Bolton_primary_school_bans_playground_games_tig_and_British_bulldog___because_they_are__too_dangerous_/
Pupils at a Bolton primary school have been banned from playing traditional playground games of tig and British bulldog — because they are too dangerous.
Parents of youngsters at Egerton Community Primary have been told in the school’s weekly newsletter that children can no longer play “rough games” in the playground.
Students at the Cox Green Road school can use the playing fields when the weather is good but the majority of the year will have to spend break times in the playground. The letter says: “What we have observed is a situation where children were being hurt because they were not moving about the playground safely and because they were playing games that, in a smaller space, were causing them to have accidents.
“It is not acceptable for us to accept that children will get hurt while playing and it is our job to ensure that the playground and playtimes are organised well to ensure safety.”
Furious parents have now launched an online petition calling for the decision to be reversed.
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10734802.Bolton_primary_school_bans_playground_games_tig_and_British_bulldog___because_they_are__too_dangerous_/