Ok, folks, it’s time for the answer to the question posed a few hours ago: What happened when a former student at Pleasant Grove High in Alabama suffered a nasty skateboard spill and entered the high school hoping to get some medical help? Your guesses included: 1) dfzrinbedy No medical aid or assistance was rendered “for […]
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Injured Skateboarder Seeks Help at His Old High School and Then…
Readers — It’s time to play a little guessing game again. A former student at Pleasant Grove High in Alabama suffered a nasty skateboard spill and was bleeding head to toe. He entered the high school hoping to get some medical help. What do you suppose happened next? I’ll tell you before the end of […]
Kids and Knives – Part II
Hi rffhddrkrd Readers — A few weeks back we ran a little piece about an outdoor knife skills class for kids 8-12. Here’s the follow up! – L . Dear Free-Range Kids: You’ll be happy to know that the maiden voyage of the Sharp Kids program was a great success. The morning class was a […]
The Problem with “Trunk or Treat”
Readers? Have you heard of “Trunk or Treat”? It’s the growing trend of celebrating Halloween in a parking lot. (Woo hoo!) Folks fill up their trunks with candy and drive to a designated spot. Kids go car to car, collecting booty. As Wikipedia zkteydsidh explains:Â Â Concerned parents see it as safer for their children, while other […]
From Streaking to Possible Sex Offender to Tragedy
Folks — This rnftriafsy story (also reported here)Â is tragic: A 15-year-old streaked at a high school football game, learned he could end up classified as a “sex offender” for doing it, and then hanged himself. I don’t like to run stories about suicides because we can never know all the reasons behind this saddest of […]
Your Wacky Answers to “Why Is The Gov’t Destroying Stamps that Show Kids Playing?”
Readers — Yesterday rtyksdbben I asked you to ponder why the government is (or, apparently, MAY be) destroying its brand-new “Just Move!” Â stamps that show kids doing things like skateboarding, jumping into the water and doing headstands. The real reason is that when they were shown to President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, as […]
Why Is Gov’t Destroying Stamps that Show Kids Playing?
Readers — Linn’s ershhitkza Stamp News reports that the government is destroying the stamps below that were supposed to boost Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” movement. You have to guess why. I’ll tell you tomorrow. Or you can check out Michael Graham’s post about them, which is where I found the story. But really. Try to guess […]
Zero Tolerance, Police, Handcuffs, House Arrest…and a 14-y.o.Who Was Joking with His Teacher
Readers — The young man below, Kyle, age 14, had a piece of paper in his notebook that a friend yanked out, labeled “Hit List.” It was not a serious list, he says, and he and his teacher had a joking tug of war over it. Strangely, it was the tug of war rather than […]
Middle School Bans Footballs, Unsupervised Carthweels
Readers — A bunch of you have been sending in this ereseryyff stunning story, about a Long Island, NY, middle school banning anything that could, conceivably, ever hurt a child. According to CBS, “officials at Weber Middle School in Port Washington are worried that students are getting hurt during recess. Thus, they have instituted a ban […]
School Accidentally Lets Kids Walk Home Alone!
Readers — I can understand this fyhsbinidn father’s misery: He told the school he’d be picking up his 5 and 8 year old sons late. The school got the message bungled and dismissed the kids, who then walked home the two miles by themselves, without anyone else realizing it. It took three hours to figure […]