LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Cartwheels and handstands have gotten an 11-year-old girl temporarily bounced out of her Los Angeles-area school.
Deirdre Faegre was suspended for a week after repeatedly disobeying school officials who told her not to perform gymnastic stunts during lunchtime.
"Our first concern is the safety of all children," San Jose-Edison Academy Principal Denise Patton told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Patton said Deirdre could accidentally strike another student, or injure herself, and other children could get hurt trying to imitate Deirdre, who has been doing gymnastics for five years.
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.
"Contact sports, apparently, are fine. But this one is so dangerous it requires the cartwheel cops," Faegre said.
Lol"Contact sports, apparently, are fine. But this one is so dangerous it requires the cartwheel cops," Faegre said.
Shouldn't have asked her to stop in the first place.Originally posted by: BlamoHammer
Well, they did ask her to stop once already. I think suspension is a bit drastic but she should have listened.
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Cartwheels and handstands have gotten an 11-year-old girl temporarily bounced out of her Los Angeles-area school.
Deirdre Faegre was suspended for a week after repeatedly disobeying school officials who told her not to perform gymnastic stunts during lunchtime.
"Our first concern is the safety of all children," San Jose-Edison Academy Principal Denise Patton told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Patton said Deirdre could accidentally strike another student, or injure herself, and other children could get hurt trying to imitate Deirdre, who has been doing gymnastics for five years.
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.
"Contact sports, apparently, are fine. But this one is so dangerous it requires the cartwheel cops," Faegre said.
WTF!?!
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Schools these days....:disgust:
"Won't some PLEASE think of the children!?"
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.Originally posted by: OulOat
And this was during lunchtime. If you are trying basketball during lunch, that's grounds for suspension. I can see her easily planting a foot in someone's face. Cartwheels you can save for the playground, not for the lunch line.
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Schools these days....:disgust:
"Won't some PLEASE think of the children!?"
It's not about the children anymore Brutuskend
Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
actually, my question is, what the hell happened to the timeout corner?
Originally posted by: mobobuff
So how long you been savin' that one up, Phasmatis?
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Lol"Contact sports, apparently, are fine. But this one is so dangerous it requires the cartwheel cops," Faegre said.
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.Originally posted by: OulOat
And this was during lunchtime. If you are trying basketball during lunch, that's grounds for suspension. I can see her easily planting a foot in someone's face. Cartwheels you can save for the playground, not for the lunch line.
Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.Originally posted by: OulOat
And this was during lunchtime. If you are trying basketball during lunch, that's grounds for suspension. I can see her easily planting a foot in someone's face. Cartwheels you can save for the playground, not for the lunch line.
Okay? What are you trying to say? They aren't allowing the students to play basketball in the cafeteria, and you shouldn't being doing cartwheels in the cafeteria either.
Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Deirdre's father, Leland Faegre, said it was absurd to suspend his daughter for doing gymnastics when students were allowed to play basketball and other sports.Originally posted by: OulOat
And this was during lunchtime. If you are trying basketball during lunch, that's grounds for suspension. I can see her easily planting a foot in someone's face. Cartwheels you can save for the playground, not for the lunch line.
Okay? What are you trying to say? They aren't allowing the students to play basketball in the cafeteria, and you shouldn't being doing cartwheels in the cafeteria either.