Don’t let little Timmy fall down, because that would be a CATASTROPHE!
Posted on July 17, 2008
When I was a kid, I got hurt a lot. Not as much as my brother did, but I swear to you it seemed that my knees were always scabbed and I always had scrapes and bruises everywhere. My brother was even worse. It’s a miracle we both escaped with no broken bones. I always thought this was a normal part of growing up: falling off of bikes, out of trees, tripping on the playground… it was a good thing, unless you want your kid to be a little pansy who’s terrified of bumping into the sofa on his way to bed.
And apparently, that’s exactly what the educrats at the John F. Kennedy Primary School in Washington (the U.K.) are aiming for. Sack races and three-legged races have been banned because… children could fall down. And we all know, that would be a CATASTROPHE.
The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.
Parents and campaigners described the move as “completely over the top”. Teachers at John F. Kennedy Primary School in Washington dropped the events after discussions with Beamish Open Air Museum, where the Edwardian-themed sports day is being held today.
About 375 children are dressing up in period costume for the event. Running, hopping and throwing table-tennis balls into buckets will be allowed.
Laura Midgley, founder of the Campaign Against Political Correctness, said: “It’s health and safety rules gone mad. I think it’s completely over the top. The worst thing that could possibly happen is the children fall over.”
Simon Woolley, head of education at Beamish in Co Durham, said: “We looked at a three-legged race and a sack race but what we want to do is minimise the risk to the children. We thought we would be better to do hopping and running instead because there was less chance of them falling over.”
Now, someone explain to me what the big deal is about a kid falling over. Please, make me understand because I just don’t get it. The nannyfication of that country must be near complete for the madness to have gotten this out of hand. I mean, for heaven’s sake. Maybe from now on we should just have all children only leave the house if they’re clad in their protective bubble, a la John Travolta. Will that finally satisfy the terrified parents who will stop at nothing until the pansification of our children is complete?
Hat Tip: Wizbang
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Question: How will these over-protected kids at the John F. Kennedy Primary School respond when a bully pushes them to the ground, stomps on their glasses, and then takes their lunch money?
Oh, I forgot. I’m sure they’ll file an incident report (in triplicate) with the principal’s office and then request grief counseling. The school will, in turn, issue a carefully-worded statement of regret for “this unfortunate occurrence.”
Sounds like a plan to me….
It’s not the bumps and bruises that people fear. It’s the lawyers. Liberal judges, children, lawyers and injury are ingredients of a volatile courtroom mixture.
When the little liberals grow up to be big liberals they’ll drink and drive off bridges with their mistresses in the car.
“Now, someone explain to me what the big deal is about a kid falling over.”
*SIGH* You just don’t get it….
The major danger in allowing a child to fall over, is that that child may discover how to get back up on its feet - WITHOUT government program assistance! Were this undesirable outcome to become widespread throughout America, it could lead to catastrophic tearing of the fabric of our society!
No no no no… it takes a village to help that kid up, or hopefully a smarter village which won’t allow the child to fall in the first place!
It’s not just that country. Did you hear about the school in Virginia that banned tag for the same reason? It’s all about lawyers and clients treating any injury as a winning lottery ticket, and insurance companies turning a simple matter into a giant labyrinth from which only other lawyers can save you.
The problem isn’t the kids falling down, they heal pretty quick, the problem is the parents and the quick money that they think they can get by suing the schools and school district. It is a horrendous situation, that anything leading to actual exertion is being banned because of the risk to the financial stability of schools due to legal piranhas.
You wonder why kids are obese, this is primary reason, but don’t worry, the lawyers are there to sue the fast food joints too.