"School bans 'dangerous' swimming goggles"
Following on the utter tonk from the Health & Safety Executive yesterday, we have this...
Teachers and governors at Ysgol Bryn Coch junior school, in Mold, north Wales, said a child could be seriously injured if a pair of goggles was "snapped" onto their face too hard, or if a lens popped out unexpectedly
Headmistress Lynne Williams said: "It has been recognised by the British Association of Advisors and Lecturers in Physical Education that goggles can pose a real risk to children, and this has been accepted by the governors."
BAALPE advice states: "Head teachers should inform parents carers that goggles can be a hazard and cause permanent eye injury.
"Wet plastic is very slippery and frequent, incorrect or unnecessary adjustment or removal of them, by pulling them away from the eyes instead of sliding them over the forehead, can lead to them slipping from the pupil's grasp with the hard plastic causing severe injury."
A spokesman for Flintshire County Council said: "There is a legal responsibility for school governors, headteachers and teaching staff to ensure that health and safety policy is followed."
Kill Kill Kill
Comments
Oh, F.F.S...
Posted by: pdwalker | June 5, 2009 4:18 AM
I have proof I tell you that women's swim suits can spontaneously combust even when wet. Therefore thy must be ba............urk.........sorry dear.
Posted by: toad | June 5, 2009 4:32 AM
"Ysgol Bryn Coch junior school, in Mold, north Wales"
Mold? Ysgol? A joke, surely?
Klingons?
Posted by: Fred Z | June 5, 2009 3:14 PM
Ah ... blame the athletic gear, instead of blaming educators for allowing violent little social retards to attack other students with their own athletic gear.
If these violent little social retards were removed from the general student population, the violence just might stop, maybe?
( Fred Z: Klingon is much easier to learn than Welsh ... and probably more useful )
Posted by: Kristopher | June 5, 2009 5:58 PM
Fred - No joke. Welcome to Wales or 'Croeso y Cymru' as the locals say
Posted by: Mr Free Market | June 5, 2009 5:59 PM