Hang On To Your Hats...

[agchristie]

Is this one of the most bizarre H & S rules?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/671208/university-of-east-anglia-students-banned-throwing-mortarboards-health-safety

[EDDIE51]

I think the real reason is in the text.
''Students who want a 'Hat throwing photo' will be charged an extra £8 to 'mime' the throwing with the hat photo shopped in afterwards !"

[Bigbad]

If anyone is interested, I have just found out that the decision has been reversed, and students will now be able to throw their mortar boards.