Idiocy in Fairfax County
How else would one describe this:
Fairfax County middle school student Hal Beaulieu hopped up from his lunch table one day a few months ago, sat next to his girlfriend and slipped his arm around her shoulder. That landed him a trip to the school office.
Among his crimes: hugging.
All touching -- not only fighting or inappropriate touching -- is against the rules at Kilmer Middle School in Vienna. Hand-holding, handshakes and high-fives? Banned. The rule has been conveyed to students this way: "NO PHYSICAL CONTACT!!!!!"
I'm used to political correctness and foolish school policies, given how long I've lived in the proximity of the reality distortion field that is Washington, DC, but this policy may be one of the dumbest things I've heard in years. Read the whole thing, although you may risk lowering your IQ just by reading about school administrators who think this is a good idea.
Source: Va. School's No-Contact Rule Is a Touchy Subject - washingtonpost.com via Instapundit