You have got to be kidding me

http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/06/18/no.touching.rule.ap/index.html

Hard not to agree with that...

PATHETIC..... Are we not able to determine the difference between high fiving someone and inappropriate touching?????? Give me a break.

high fiving could lead to groping in the corner, sox. jeez. think like a 7th grader!!!

No high-fives? Parents and administrations these days just annoy the living pi$$ out of me! No touching? What about sports - are those still allowed? Oh, maybe they could still have dodge ball, at least you're only getting pelted in the face with a red rubber ball. Heaven forbid you get sucker punched for flinching! So your friends having a bad day, no hugging?

PITIFUL!!!

please - everyone. Stay out of my personal bubble.

Given the obvious overcrowding of the school and the proximity to DC(gangs and not just political ones) I guess I can see this.

or a ball player!

No school dances - that' got to be way out! Bloody knuckles should still be OK - that's not actually skin/skin touching.

good point, mag. They should put blinders on the kids too so they can't look at each other. Better yet, everyone gets a bubble-no chance of contact then.

nah, "ball" players do it right out in the open. often times on camera. on ESPN.

I choose to do my ball playing off camera

this is just an example of how "grey" the world is...
What is "acceptable" for some is not acceptable for all...
Instead of having to debate that point...
Easier to ban it all...

Are you supporting it Neo?

Neo - sorry RRSS. That makes no sense at all. If you step back and apply that statement to more than kids in school, hopefully you'll see that. If not, dude you really need some help.

I actually like where this is going...Maybe I can work from home instead of commuting. God knows I'd hate to have anyone touch me ever... :roll:

I don't support it...I don't agree with it...
But I see the logic behind it...
If one is going to complain about "touching"...easier to ban it all...
Same can be said for religions in school. Instead of complaining about Christmas being a dominant holiday....BAN 'EM ALL...

wonder if this "no touching" rule pertains to teachers/students, or just students/students...

Don't get me started on the whole Christmas thing!!! While we now have a "holiday" tree, nothing has changed with the Menorah. It's not called the "Holiday Candelabra"

oh, c'mon, CG. are you really going to open that door??

I think that logic is flawed, I'm sorry.

Normal sane people can determine what is appropriate and what isn't, and can talk to one another if they need to confur. High-fiving is in no way shape or form the same as sexual assault. People as a whole make contact with one another, the point is to keep everyone informed and educated about what is acceptable and what isn't.

Seriously, we as a country are "PCing" our way out of everything!

I don't want to, but I REALLY think the whole "holiday" tree thing is ridiculous! Just as I think it's ridiculous that the christmas season starts around Halloween. But really, let's call a spade a spade. We all know it's a christmas tree. Are people REALLY offended by it?

i'm not disagreeing with you. but if you get to go off on christmas, then i get to go off on oprah and what a self-serving phony she is...

let's just stick to the topic of groping in school...

Ok, let's not go there with Oprah! You don't want me to get started on that!!!

It is as simple as this:

ALLOW EVERYTHING/BAN EVERYTHING...

What do you want?