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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 162190" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: sienna">This is just ridiculous! I can't believe the adminstration has wasted so much of their time creating, notifying the student body or, and enforcing a stupid rule like this. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: sienna">I agree, "get a room" PDA should not be tolerated for so many reasons - no need to list them. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: sienna">But friends hugging - my God, that's just nuts.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: sienna">I wouldn't want my kid going to a school where showing emotion was prohibited. Hugging is a universal way of showing affection, sympathy, support, encouragement and many other things. I think it's wrong for any school to adopt a policy like this one. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: sienna">Since you're leaving anyway, and it is the last week of school, I think I'd encourage your daughter to have all her friends do a group hug-in. She can research how past peaceful protesters organized sit-ins and walk-outs at the junior/senior high school level. I think it's a valuable lesson. Also, I would consult with an educational advocate to see if any civil rights are being squashed. What has she got to lose? </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 162190, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=sienna]This is just ridiculous! I can't believe the adminstration has wasted so much of their time creating, notifying the student body or, and enforcing a stupid rule like this. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=sienna]I agree, "get a room" PDA should not be tolerated for so many reasons - no need to list them. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=sienna]But friends hugging - my God, that's just nuts.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=sienna]I wouldn't want my kid going to a school where showing emotion was prohibited. Hugging is a universal way of showing affection, sympathy, support, encouragement and many other things. I think it's wrong for any school to adopt a policy like this one. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=sienna]Since you're leaving anyway, and it is the last week of school, I think I'd encourage your daughter to have all her friends do a group hug-in. She can research how past peaceful protesters organized sit-ins and walk-outs at the junior/senior high school level. I think it's a valuable lesson. Also, I would consult with an educational advocate to see if any civil rights are being squashed. What has she got to lose? [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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