No More Whistleblowers...

[agchristie]

...at this school! What next? Teachers wont be able to raise their voice to schoolkids?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3603100/Now-school-bans-WHISTLES-end-playtime-case-aggressive-loud-noises-scare-children.html

[sandyRoe]

Whatever happened to the good old fashioned bell?

[rockyracoon]

I don't have any words for this nonsense.

[Svejk]

Give them a damned good thrashing every morning. Stop them finding things to be 'triggered' by when they get older. (lol, nearly said, when they grow up)

[Old_Geezer]

An aggressive whistle ? They better not take up any team sport then.

Mind you, we can't have the little dears shivering with fear and wetting themselves all afternoon. They won't be able to concentrate on their lessons, and, God forbid, might even grow up being able to cope with the cruel cruel world.

[Mamyalynne]

I'll bet the ones who would find this funniest of all are the children.

[stuey]

Is this story what you British call taking the pea?

[marval]

How daft is that, I never looked out for raised hands when I was in the playground. We had the school bell to call us, nobody was scared of that.

[Jackdaw33]

Had to think there for a second, Stuey. Good one.

[Jackdaw33]

When I was on playground duty it was always, "Please Sir, Can I ring the bell for you?"

[stuey]

I guess that having the little darlings play "What time is it, Mr Wolf" is completely out of the question.

[Mamyalynne]

Not sure why the references to 'little darlings' is being used - it's the adults that have the problem.

Children are hardy souls and rarely bothered by such nonsense.

[agchristie]

Stuey > Is this story what you British call taking the pea?

Genius!

[Mamyalynne]

Yes that was a 10/10 Stuey.

[stuey]

I suppose I was stretching it, JD and AG. Mamy, I just read the blow by blow description of the story, and you are quite correct.

[Old_Geezer]

Because it is the little darlings that the adults feel a need to wrap in cotton wool, Mamy.

[Mamyalynne]

I realise that but it's such a patronising way to describe children and they don't ask for cotton wool or kid gloves - silly grown ups make silly choices on their 'so called' behalf.

It's a hobby horse and my meds haven't kicked in - forgive my grumpiness.

[cassa333]

What's the date?

[Togo]

//Whatever happened to the good old fashioned bell? //

Good question sandy. For generations of school children, the bell ends playtime and the school day alike. Now they are making ridiculous decisions like this. I bet that Pamela Cunningham, after 26 yrs as a teaching assistant, is suspended before the week is out.

[cassa333]

You could be right Togo. Or a Disciplinary at least.
I work in an infants and we are not allowed to discuss school policy and especially with the press.

I would have primed a couple of parents lol

[Togo]

Good for you cassa, see the last three words of my first sentence for my real view.