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• Silent lunch? - Jan. 26, 2007
A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted a "silent" lunch policy after three recent choking incidents. Silent means the kids can whisper - but other than that they have to be silent.
The school says it's because the lunch room could become very noisy and the teachers were unable to hear the child choking.
I'm sorry, but this is plain ridiculous. Kids are quiet all day in school and in class. Lunch seems to be a natural time to engage in reasonable conversation. They are kids after all.
Are there really not enough adults watching the kids that they can't see choking happen? Makes me appreciate being homeschooled more.
Hmmm. Interesting. The serious kind of choking is completely silent! I wonder what they are thinking. As long as someone can be heard, you're supposed to leave them alone for fear of making it worse. I had a choker. I had to watch him every second that he had access to any food. Almost lost him a few times. That was stress city.
Blogging is my only addiction. Well, blogging and new books. I was homeschooled from K-12. I have an overactive imagination, read a page a minute and type 75 wmp. I've worked with kids since I was 13 and love writing about education issues. I'm an unpaid intern with MINDspriting. I steal paperclips to make up for the lack of a check.
