Hugging delinquents in Illinois.

[Hippie Staff]

No Hugs Allowed at Ill. Middle School


Oct 2, 7:33 AM (ET)



OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) - If you need a hug, you won't get it at Percy Julian Middle School. Principal Victoria Sharts banned hugging among the suburban Chicago school's 860 students anywhere inside the building. She said students were forming "hug lines" that made them late for classes and crowded the hallways.

"Hugging is really more appropriate for airports or for family reunions than passing and seeing each other every few minutes in the halls," Sharts said.

Another reason to institute the no-hugging policy was that some hugs could be too long and too close, she said. "There is another side to the issue when a hug is either unwanted or becomes inappropriate as judged by one of the students involved," Sharts wrote in a statement to parents. "On occasion, we do deal with those incidents. The goal is always to promote safe and orderly hallways where everybody can get by, be safe, and be on time."



:group_hug <~ bad hugs. bad. no!

[hippielove]

look out, or they will ban unwanted smiling! :D But, I can remember being in high school, getting hugs from ex's who I DIDN'T want the hug from...but still, that happened rarely...

[PEACE FROG]

So I guess heavy petting is out of the question?

[Yossarian]

Don't you dare show affection for one another! I mean it!

[LIBRA]

So I guess heavy petting is out of the question?


:lachen001

[SgtPepperSiobhan]

So I guess heavy petting is out of the question?

Hah... wonderful mental picture there.

I hug everyone. I don't get it. Who cares if the guys get boners because some chick is against them? We're not allowed to have normal bodily functions?

-Keileigh Ann

[forrest]

http://www.mixx.com/stories/4136/no_hugs_allowed_at_ill_middle_school

There is a damn time limit on certain...........

This article is over 14 days old and has been removed by requirement of the Associated Press.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/01/997287-no-hugs-allowed-at-ill-middle-school

http://www.city-data.com/forum/education/165271-news-no-hugs-allowed-ill-middle.html

:thumb

[Adam Blanchard]

ok, so here is what I see happening. Kids still wanting their hugs and hanging out in bathrooms to get them causing the kids to still be late if not later. Damn, such a shame. So does this mean that parents aren't even allowed to hug their kids when they drop them off if they walk their kids into the school?? Wouldn't that be intervening in parental privileges?

[LIBRA]

All this crap has gone to far, its ridiculous!!! A friend of mine cut her step daughters hair, just a trim mind you and the mother of these girls had her lawyer send the step mom a letter stating if she cuts the girls hair again she will be charged with aggrevated assualt!!!:bawl:!! WTF! So so stupid.

[Hippie Staff]

WHAT LOL..that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. How is a trim ..aggravated assault. I wish someone would cut my daughter's hair. haha

that's crazy!! I think it's time for a good ol' fashioned house egging. or..is that felony now...I don't remember.

[NCW_Woodnymph]

What has become of the world! What happened to the days when, if you had a problem with someone, you talked to them instead of your lawyer? And when did we get so busy that we had to lump everything into "good" or "bad"? Some hugs are inappropriate at school and some are fine. Schools need to do their jobs and pay attention to students instead of banning this and that!

The supreme court heard a case last week about a 13 year old girl who was strip searched because another student "said" she got ibuprofin from her! WTF!!! And it's not like they thought is was something else. They admitted to knowing it was ibuprofin but they apparently figured if a girl has over the counter pain meds she must be dealing. :rolleyes:

[Adam Blanchard]

humm... I wonder how much the street price for a 250 mg tylenol gelcap is... maybe I should start hitting the elementary and middle schools... maybe even deal them to the teachers and principals.....


"pssssstt..... yo kid.. I got the Tylenos and Advil... how much money you go? you need to start tellin yo moms that she school lunch prices gone up."

[forrest]

humm... I wonder how much the street price for a 250 mg tylenol gelcap is... maybe I should start hitting the elementary and middle schools... maybe even deal them to the teachers and principals.....


"pssssstt..... yo kid.. I got the Tylenos and Advil... how much money you go? you need to start tellin yo moms that she school lunch prices gone up."

Hey Adam, Slow down! I am going through alot right now, and I did post along time ago, how my father was the recipient of black beauties and darvocet. with the DOCTORS APPROVAL (script)(By the way he O.D"d>) at 44 years old????????? The doctor died of an o.d. 6 months later!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=black+beauties
http://www.drugs.com/darvocet.html

Feed back??????????

[NCW_Woodnymph]

I'm sorry for your loss forrest! I think it's criminal the number of people who are proscribed addictive drugs. I don't think that means that we should lump all "drugs" together though.

[LIBRA]

How terrible Forrest!! Meds are scary!!! And given to freely. Sad!

[forrest]

I'm sorry for your loss forrest! I think it's criminal the number of people who are proscribed addictive drugs. I don't think that means that we should lump all "drugs" together though.

It's o.k. he died 28 years ago on Mothers Day, It has lead me to protest prescription drugs massively! The stats will show that more people are screwed up or died from them, then, ALL so called "illegal drugs". I am not advocating the use of any drug...
http://www.sirened.com/prescription-drugs-kill-more-people-than-illegal-drugs

http://www.medhealthinsurance.com/blog/prescription-vs-illegal-drugs-insurance/


I am in a following of this type of treatment (read links that follow) and at present, I will not get into it, but it is hitting home and it isn't available and .............:mad:!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Grof

http://www.stanislavgrof.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3ZG_Wams

If going to church makes you a Christian, does going to the garage make you a car?

The only constant is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.--- Isaac Asimov

[Adam Blanchard]

I won't touch anything that comes from a perscription if I can find another way to resolve it. Pretty much only script drug I will take is an antibiotic. I was on medications from a young age and believe, with good reason, that they caused massive issues in me. Especially ritalin and my ability to handle anger/rage.


For the record I wasn't joking about perscription drugs, for both tylenol and advil are over the counter medicines.

The schools are currently attempting to push me into putting my son on medications to "calm him down a bit", the same line of horse crap they fed my mom when I was in 1st grade and got put on ritalin.

[LIBRA]

Dont do it Adam!! Have you researched it at all? There are certain herbal remedies for kids to help calm them, or to help there attention span, natural ways. Even diets can trigger unwanted behaviors. I know that red dyes found in drinks, candy, food can trigger a.d.d like symptoms.

I can look into some stuff for you if you want?

[LIBRA]

Theres some good info on this site.

http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/ADHD.html

[Adam Blanchard]

I've done tons of research on it and already decided that he is not going on meds no matter what they say. I was on then and refuse to let him go through what I did. I'll fight them over it in court if I have to. My mind was made up as soon as Mykl was diagnosed as autistic.

[NCW_Woodnymph]

Good choice Adam! It's hard to buck the system but it is so worth it. Here is a link to a book on ADHD written by a midwife/doctor and her husband, who is a principle. I haven't read this particular book but she is a really smart, thoughtful woman with a lot of insight. Hope it helps. http://avivaromm.com/books