... here are a couple of other intriguing decisions from our British friends, from Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird
Oddly, these two decisions sound like some of the odder ones made in Massachusetts schools over the last couple decades....
Recurring Themes
The Country Afraid of Its Own Shadow:
Britain's Oxfordshire County Council, which oversees youth swimming classes, banned goggles from the pools in February because of the fear that kids might snap the elastic bands and hurt their eyes. [Daily Telegraph, 2-25-2011]
Malvern Primary School in Huyton, Merseyside, recently banned play with regulation soccer balls because they are made of leather. "Football," it ruled, must be played with less-dangerous sponge balls. [BBC News, 2-24-2011]
Oddly, these two decisions sound like some of the odder ones made in Massachusetts schools over the last couple decades....