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playing soldier and making bang now unacceptable

A couple of weeks ago a little boy in school was reprimanded and sent home because he made a gun with his hand and fingers as so many of us did in saner daze.
I’m spelling it with a ‘z’ because in this case, as in so many others, “DAZE” is applicable.

I suppose that if an adult did that during an argument with someone and things got hot, and one guy did that, it could be seen as a threat.  Likewise, kids should not be allowed to make that sort of gesture at their teachers. 
But come on, little kids at play making a hand gun and playing cowboys and indigenous people or cops and the alleged suspect shouldn’t be seen by adults as a sign of future crime and evil doing.  But apparently some do. This is the irrational world we inhabit these days. Can’t say I like it much but nothing I can do about it except bitch.

Take a look.


School reprimands seven-year-old boys for playing ‘army game’

A primary school has been condemned by parents for disciplining two seven-year-old boys after teachers ruled playing army games amounted to “threatening behaviour”.

By Murray Wardrop

Staff at Nathaniel Newton Infant School in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, reprimanded the two boys after they were seen making pistol shapes with their fingers.
Teachers broke up the imaginary classroom shoot-out and contacted the youngsters’ parents, warning them that such behaviour would not be tolerated.

The school, which caters for around 180 pupils aged four to seven, said the gun gestures were “unacceptable” and were not permitted at school.

However, parents have described the reaction as “outrageous”, while family groups warned that “wrapping children in cotton wool” damages their upbringing.
Defending its policy, a spokesman for Nathaniel Newton Infant School said: “Far from stopping children from playing we actively encourage it.

“However a judgement call has to be made if playing turns into unacceptable behaviour.
“The issue here was about hand gestures being made in the shape of a gun towards members of staff which is understandably unacceptable, particularly in the classroom.”

A father of one of the boys who was disciplined said: “It’s ridiculous. How can you tell a seven-year-old boy he cannot play guns and armies with his friends.
“Another parent was called for the same reason. We were told to reprimand our son for this and to tell him he cannot play ‘guns’ anymore.
“The teacher said the boys should be reprimanded for threatening behaviour which would not be tolerated at the school.”

The community primary school was rated as “good” overall in an Ofsted report published last year, but warned that children oughtt to have greater freedom to play.
The inspectors praised pupils’ behaviour as “outstanding”, telling them in a letter: “Your behaviour is excellent and you work very well together.”
They added that they had asked teachers to “make it easier for the children to play and learn outside”.

Parenting groups condemned the school’s reaction to the children’s game of soldiers, warning that it risked causing a rift between the school and parents.
Margaret Morrissey, founder of the family lobby group Parents Outloud, said: “It is madness to try to indoctrinate children aged seven with political correctness in this way.

“Children have played cowboys and Indians like this for generations and it does them absolutely no harm whatsoever.
“In my experience, it is the children who are banned from playing innocent games like this who then go on to develop a fascination with guns.

“We cannot wrap our children in cotton wool. Allowing them to take a few risks and play games outside is an essential part of growing up.

“By reprimanding these youngsters at this age, the school makes a very big issue out of something trivial, which will divide the parents and teachers.”

The case follows a string of similar incidents in which children’s playtime activities have been curbed by overzealous staff over health and safety concerns.

Earlier this year, a Liverpool school banned youngsters from playing football with anything other than sponge balls amid fears youngsters might get hurt.

Other traditional playground games such as British bulldog and even leapfrog are prohibited at 30 per cent 10 per cent of schools respectively, a study by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers union found.

Marcus Jones, the Tory MP for Nuneaton, said: “It is quite apparent that the seven-year-olds would be playing an innocent game.
“This is political correctness gone mad. When I was that age that type of game was common place and I don’t remember anyone coming to any harm from it.”

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A bit of confusion here I believe. Either the kiddies were brought up due to disrespectful behavior towards staff, or because they were playing army/soldier make believe.  It read like both.  How do you see it?


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