At Least They're Not Your Legislators

And for another edition of "At Least They're Not Your Legislators," we take you to Boulder, where hugging has been banned at Centennial Middle School. No, really. From 9News.com:

Centennial Middle School administration says there is too much hugging going on and it's gotten out of control. The students are not happy about it.

"I mean, how are you supposed to say 'bye' to your girlfriend?" Centennial Middle School eighth-grader Noah Hahn asked the Boulder Daily Camera.

The school has officially banned hugs in the hallways. Students say administrators have asked them to high-five instead.

What if you break the rule and engage in illegal hugging? Do you get suspended? What would that call to the offending kid's parents sound like? "Uh, Mrs. Johnson, your daughter has been suspended for hugging another child at school."

We should encourage Boulder residents to elect the Centennial principal to the state legislature, just to see if a statewide ban on hugs would result. Talk about needing a new jail.

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[RedHawk]

*An update from 9 News, 10:14 PM*

BOULDER - Centennial Middle School says the Boulder Camera was wrong when it reported Friday that the school has decided to ban hugging.

The newspaper said that the ban was in response to teachers' concerns that some students' displays of affection were excessive. The article quoted students who said they were told to give "high fives" to friends and limit hugs.

The school's principal responded with a letter to parents saying that the school hasn't adopted any new policies. The letter says there have been some recent concerns about 6th grade students arriving late for class. It said several reasons for the lateness were raised during a discussion between students and the assistant principal. The reasons included lingering at lockers, students walking each other to class, horseplay and long goodbye hugs.

But Principal Cheryl Scott said it was students who started the rumor that the school was banning hugs.

"We think Centennial is a great school and we take great pride in our strong academic reputation as well as the fair and respectful treatment of our students," she wrote in a letter to parents.

"We want to make it clear that there has been no new policy surrounding hugging."

Scott said the school would continue to support "developmentally appropriate displays of affection among our students, while monitoring for excessive displays."

[Bob]

Jesus! No wonder why American kids score so badly on standardized test when compared to Europeans and Asians.
Having these retarded "educators" school our kids makes as much sense as letting Michael Jackson operate a day-care center or having Saddam Hussein give a lecture on human rights