Weird School Rules

No running on the school yard, no saying goodbye to parents... are confusing regulations of some schools in England.

After the bansomersaults and handstands in the schoolyard were performed.The Old Priory Junior School (Devon, England) introduced the rule because some children had suffered minor injuries, and parents spoke out calling the rule "absurd." An anonymous mother told reporters: "Should we wrap our children in cotton blankets every morning before sending them to school?Climbing, running, jumping and tumbling are really part of childhood.When I was in school, coming home with a scraped knee meant I had a good day."

Caketriangular

Flapjack is a typical snack that children in England often eat. A school inEssex has banned cakestriangle flapjack after a student was hit in the face with one and injured. Square or rectangular flapjacks are still allowed.

Red ink

A Birmingham school has banned red ink, saying it is “too harsh on the children”. Teachers use green ink to correct mistakes because, according to the school, the colour is good for students’ emotions.

Best friend

Having close friends causes students to break the rules.

A top secondary school in England has banned pupils from having close friends to avoid hurt feelings. Pupils are allowed to have "lots of good friends" instead.

Wear shoes

Students at another school were not allowed to wear shoes to keep the carpets clean. They were required to wear proper slippers, which did not ensure that their feet were warm.

Running on the school yard

Pupils at a primary school in Kent have been banned from running on the playground to avoid injury.

Make a wreath

Fearing that children could be exposed to bacteria that could cause illness from the flowers, a school banned students from making wreaths during recess.

Round knitting

Last year, many schools in England banned pupils from knitting hoops for a variety of reasons: fear of distracting them from class, fear that the hoops posed a danger to sheep, goats and chickens in outdoor research areas.

Snowball

A Peterborough school's ban on pupils playing snowball fights has been branded "extremely excessive".

Sack race

A school in Newcastle has banned sack jumping from sports days altogether because it is believed pupils could fall and sprain their ankles.The three-legged race is also considered too risky.

A popular three-legged race has been banned in a British school.

Goodbye Mom and Dad

A London school has left pupils in tears after it banned parents from saying goodbye to their children in the school grounds, and asked them to stay outside the gates. Parents are not allowed into the grounds because the school is concerned about the safety and well-being of the children.

According to VNE