Strollerderby

I would respond to this by organizing a protest where we all acted out the motion of "mime in a box."

Asinine lame brained lazy burnt out administrators.  Too bad for that town.  If I could afford it, I'd pull my kids out if we lived there.  Idiocy.

If parents taught their children the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, the school administrators would not have to do this.  If you stand outside of  a middle school and just watch the way boys grope girls etc... you would be appauled.  If the kids don't want to follow the rules then they should be expelled so their parents can deal with them....

I have a middle schooler and I don't see how this will work. In theory, it makes sense. In reality, it will be very time consuming to enforce.

I would throw out the idea that in the olden days boys weren't allowed to touch girls and vice versa. Now, with our gender-free society you can't say that. I used to hold hands with my girl friends in the hallway and no one thought anything of it as long as me and my boyfriend had inches between us at all times. The political correctness required of the school makes these drastic measures the only option they have.

That said, it is stupid.

Listen this not touching thing is BS it is not the schools place to have a "no touching rule". It is the parents responsibilty to teach there kids apropriate behavior bases on the indevidual families beleifs. the kids need to have acountability for there actions, at the middle school age kids are not in the hallways  tring to have sex with each other, at most they hold hands and MAYBE a peck or two. no harm no foul.

So if the kids are swearing or teasing one another, I guess they should have a no talking rule.

Jeff- Before your kids get into middle school, if they aren't there already, you need to do some research. In my home state, Oregon, the average age to lose virginity is 14. In my county, 13. Those are middle schoolers. Every year in this area middle school girls are getting pregnant.

Of course parents teach thier kids about appropriate touching. However, my ability to hover has not yet fully developed and there are times I can not supervise my child. The school has to make rules to protect themselves as much as they are making the rules to protect the children. When a parent can press sexual harassment charges on a kindergartener you know you are in a weird world. Welcome to it.

twyla- I do have a middle school age child. while you do make a goos point about kids having sex at early ages, that was not what i was saying what i said was "middle school age kids are not in the hallways  tring to have sex with each other, at most they hold hands and MAYBE a peck or two. no harm no foul" the key words there were "in the hallways" now as for kids who are out having sex that young i say Girls- have daddy issues and do not have a solid father figure in there lives, and boys- are haveing mommy issues and need a mother who is there for him and who truly cares about him.

"Just one more peep out of any of you and I'm pulling this car over!"

"I mean it! Don't anyone touch anyone!"

"Okay, this is your last warning! I'm serious now!"

And on and on.

It is quite a spectacle when you can't tell who the children are.

your all creeps!!!!