A school has banned their students from touching snow.
The London school said that they have prohibited their students from coming into contact with the snow to ensure that nobody gets injured.
The school’s headteacher, Ges Smith, called the move a “duty of care issue.”
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said that snow was a “health and safety” concern for students.
“It only takes one student, one piece of grit, one stone in a snowball in an eye, with an injury and we change our view.
“The rules are don’t touch the snow. If you don’t touch the snow you’re not going to throw it.”
Should schools ban snowball fights? ?Headteacher Ges Smith thinks it's a duty of care issue #GMB pic.twitter.com/YjmXx5ZHUd
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) February 27, 2018
Many schools have taken to banning snowball fights in playgrounds and yards due to the potential injury they could cause, but Jo Richardson Community School is the first known school to ban the touching of snow altogether.
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, however, was not too impressed with the rule.
He argued that the change would leave children “unprepared for normal life.”
Smith said that he just wanted to protect himself from a lawsuit and that if children could touch snow without injuring themselves, he would “let them throw snowballs all day long.”
Some parents expressed similar views to Morgan on Twitter, arguing that the rule was taking students’ fun away.
Omg how did we kids of the 70’s survive chilhood ????
— clare bergner (@clarebergner) February 27, 2018
God knows I can remember when school playtime used to be fun, Conkers, marbles, skipping, French skipping, kiss chase, British bull dogs, leap frog, two ball. No wonder our kids are becoming hooked on gaming
— Debbie Stone (@debbiestone67) February 27, 2018
This guys talking noncence We get snow once in a blue moon let the CHILDREN enjoy it ❄❄❄❄❄?
— Jammer Stanley.. (@kittenbum1) February 27, 2018
However, others agreed with Smith, stating that they believed their children’s safety to be paramount.
They are parents who sadly would sue a school if something happened to their child so it’s a tough one
— Valerie NIA (@ValouNel) February 27, 2018
I have 2 children at Mr Smiths school and im 100% behind his rules and im the same as home .
— Tamla Elliott (@tamlaE) February 27, 2018
Sorry I cannot hear what he’s saying for the increasingly high pitched whining from @piersmorgan
I’ve had to turn over because of a headache. @BBCBreakfast much more peaceful— Maxie ? (@Maxie_UK) February 27, 2018
