Illnois Middle School Bans Hugs....

Agreed. 😛

Well thats wrestling off the curriculum then...

"Less hugs!! More fear!!!"
Could this be attempt at reverse psychology?
Attempting to herd the cattle towards toward the cliff by banning it, making it seem more desirable.
Worked for alchhol and Rock and Roll....

An psychological attempt to finally covertly get the various gangs hugging and ending the violence? 😛

Probably not, but the way they're carrying on....

The decision doesn't make any sense, but I'd pay big money to see someone barge red-rover style through one of these hug lines, which are stupid as well.

That is horrible.What is the world coming too when there is no hugging in school.jm 🙄

Originally posted by BackFire
A good decision. The last thing this world needs is more affection between people.

It certainly doesn't need these shows of false affection between people who have only seen each other minutes before.

Someone should give that ****ing principal a hug.

What is a hug line? I have an image in my head, but I'm not certain it's correct.

If the kids are using it as an excuse, it should be banned. But, there's simply no way a student body of 860 students can literally be kept from hugging each other by a staff that's likely somewhere between 30 and 50 adults.

As it's described in the post, the administration doesn't seem to be making the hugs = sex connection. But, it all really depends on what this hug line thing is.

Originally posted by Blax_Hydralisk
In a massive and sticky orgy of love and spermicide?

Couldn't have put it better myself.

Originally posted by Devil King
What is a hug line? I have an image in my head, but I'm not certain it's correct.

If the kids are using it as an excuse, it should be banned. But, there's simply no way a student body of 860 students can literally be kept from hugging each other by a staff that's likely somewhere between 30 and 50 adults.

As it's described in the post, the administration doesn't seem to be making the hugs = sex connection. But, it all really depends on what this hug line thing is.

Yup, that's the sort of thing between every lesson, groups of kids come out of lessons and hug each other. What a ridiculous waste of time and show of false emotion. It makes them late to class and is simply stupid.

Originally posted by Zebedee
Yup, that's the sort of thing between every lesson, groups of kids come out of lessons and hug each other. What a ridiculous waste of time and show of false emotion. It makes them late to class and is simply stupid.

so the answer is to ban all things that distract children and which adults find stupid?

now the wonderful "underground huggers" will start, and soon someone will get suspended for it... lol, man, im so glad I'm done school

oh, at least I feel this is kindof related: Macleans magazine recently put out an article about why c+ students end up being the bosses of A+ students. Basically, people who are really intelligent get pushed out of the school system by garbage like this

Originally posted by inimalist
so the answer is to ban all things that distract children and which adults find stupid?

Yes

Originally posted by inimalist
so the answer is to ban all things that distract children and which adults find stupid?

No, the point is to "ban" the things the children end up using as an excuse to use as a distraction.

The kids know full well what they're doing. I still don't understand the concept of a "hug line", but I seriously doubt it's to express friendship or sex.

Originally posted by Zebedee
Yup, it's a serious cause of tardiness to class and it's the ones who need to be in class most who do it the most to arrive latest.

Exactly.

Sounds like a serious case of 'tardiness as well.

I don't see why people are getting 'PC gone mad' about it.

Originally posted by Devil King
What is a hug line?

Sooner or later, they'll ban the shaking of hands, although it's a form of greeting.

Originally posted by Devil King
No, the point is to "ban" the things the children end up using as an excuse to use as a distraction.

The kids know full well what they're doing. I still don't understand the concept of a "hug line", but I seriously doubt it's to express friendship or sex.

The exact opposite could be said as well, though. Some people may treat that as a way of greeting someone (EG: Handshake). I do agree with you that an extensive line-up for physical hugging is slightly ridiculous.

Isn't that what he said?

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Isn't that what he said?

Here, I'll clarify:

He stated that children use hugging as a distraction. I said they use it as a form of greeting each other.

Yeah, I understand that. But in this case, it seems pretty clear to me that it's causing a problem. I mean, nobody in their right mind would go so far as to ban hugs unless it was causing a problem. And the problem seems to have been started by the kids themselves.

It's like that kid that had to go to the bathroom all the time. There were at least five or six in my class. Shows up for class, five minutes into class he asks to go to the bathroom. When he finally comes back 20 minutes later, did anyone really think he was in the bathroom? No. In fact, it made it a problem for the rest of us when we had to go to the bathroom.

Think about all the legitimate hugs that will go ungiven because of the few bad apples.

Originally posted by Critic
Here, I'll clarify:

He stated that children use hugging as a distraction. I said they use it as a form of greeting each other.

Though it has become a problem. As he (and you) mention.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Though it has become a problem. As he (and you) mention.

I wouldn't go as far as saying that what I said is what HE said. I may have took it literally when you meant it in a different context, though.