Keeping children safe?

[awa355]

Drove past the local playground today. ( It was on my way, alright??, no smartarse comments thanks,):facepalm:

There was a school visit at the ground. About 20 or so children playing there.

All wearing Hi Viz vests. What the hell were the vests supposed to protect the kids against?

I wonder when some bright spark will think of making safety helmets, knee/elbow pads etc compulsory for the swings, slides etc.

Banning playgrounds all together is probably just around the corner. :no: ?

[Stirts]

I wonder when some bright spark will think of making safety helmets, knee/elbow pads etc compulsory for the swings, slides etc.

No, they will just take the swings and slides away.

"Here's your playground kiddies, now go out and have some fun. But no gymnastics, bullrush, tiggy-touch and the likes hmmmmmkay"

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[yungatart]

Yep, I noticed a bunch of primary school kids out for a walk with their teachers one day last week..all wearing hi vis, including the teachers.
It has become so commonplace, it no longer stands out!

[pzkpfw]

If one of them makes a break for freedom, it's supposed to be easier to spot them and return them to the collective.

[Woodman]

The amount of adults on their morning/afternoon/evening stroll wearing hivis vests around here makes me want to drive up on the footpath and run the fuckers over.

Cocks.

[James Deuce]

Can't be done. They invent lots of ways to do stuff to themselves.

[Subike]

So slowly the government has got us into uniforms.
""Look"" go the tourist, ""those are newszealanders ,you can tell them because of their orange uniforms""

The other replies, "yes it is their socialist government, like communism, must conform to the party


Train the children well, and they will do everything you tell them to do without complaining

[Virago]

A sign of the times unfortunately.

It's a two-fold thing. Firstly, if there's busy roads in the vicinity, the staff will invariably get the blame if little Johnny decides to jump in front of truck. Hi Vis is all about mitigating culpability.

Secondly (as has been mentioned), it makes the kids easier to spot and keep track of.

I'm aware of one instance in Dunedin where a primary school class was taken on a bush walk. One little shit-head decided to slip away and hide in the bush. He was noted as missing within minutes, but couldn't be found. Around three hours later, with police and search-and-rescue on the ground and a chopper in the air, he proudly came out on his own.

The shit-head's mother was outraged at the school's incompetence. She demanded that the "staff responsible" be sacked, while the shit-head stood and grinned beside her.

That's the sort of crap that teachers have to deal with today. If putting the kids in hi-vis when leaving the school grounds makes their job easier, it's just fine with me.

[awa355]

A sign of the times unfortunately.



The shit-head's mother was outraged at the school's incompetence. She demanded that the "staff responsible" be sacked, while the shit-head stood and grinned beside her.

That's the sort of crap that teachers have to deal with today. If putting the kids in hi-vis when leaving the school grounds makes their job easier, it's just fine with me.

He wasn't a shit head.:no::no: He was simply expressing his 'Individuality" , and interacting with a challenging resourceful way.

That he needed a good kick up the arse, is beside the point. Not!!.

There is no way on Gods earth, I would be a school teacher in todays world.

Lolly scrambles are out now. The clowns on the xmas float parades this year have to hand the lollies to the kids. At least. there will be no more children throwing themselves under the floats, trying to retrieve the lollies. <_< :no:?

[XxKiTtiExX]

No, they will just take the swings and slides away.

"Here's your playground kiddies, now go out and have some fun. But no gymnastics, bullrush, tiggy-touch and the likes hmmmmmkay"




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[Oakie]

it no longer stands out! and yet
Yep, I noticed a bunch of primary school kids out for a walk ....all wearing hi vis

I think you contradict yourself ma'am. But it's OK. I chuckle whenever I read someone saying "I noticed" followed by some variation on how hi-viz doesn't work. :)

[FJRider]

Either the kid's wear High-vis gear as they walk on school events ... or it's on a bus the 100 meters to the playground.

But the parents wont mind paying the extra to keep their kids safe ... right ... ???

[scumdog]

He wasn't a shit head.:no::no: He was simply expressing his 'Individuality" , and interacting with a challenging resourceful way.

That he needed a good kick up the arse, is beside the point. Not!!.

<_< :no:?

And his scone-doer mother also need a good kick!:yes:

[Road kill]

My grand kids living in Oz go to school each day wearing Hi viz,a floppy hat and sunglasses.

After half a coke or fanta,a straight jacket an handcuffs wouldn't go amiss either.

Bugger being a teacher now days,,much respect:yes:

[caseye]

Sorry Ken, but letting our kids be dressed up like flares so a teacher can't miss em is total BS.
No way should this be happening and no way should that spawns mother be allowed to have any more kids.
PC gone wrong, too fuc...g late.
Won't be long and NZ will be off all tourist destinations, locals are all wearing hi viz and snarling on the ends of their leads.

[Road kill]

Sorry Ken, but letting our kids be dressed up like flares so a teacher can't miss em is total BS.
No way should this be happening and no way should that spawns mother be allowed to have any more kids.
PC gone wrong, too fuc...g late.
Won't be long and NZ will be off all tourist destinations, locals are all wearing hi viz and snarling on the ends of their leads.

Nothing PC about a school getting it's arse sued off by ACC because some brat went missing,got hurt,stubbed it's fucken toe at school.

This is self protection by the schools,just like it is in the work place or any other situation where ACC can find a reason to bleed you dry.

Blaming parents for it is the total bullshit,they won't be the one making the coin from it,,,ACC are the people driving this stuff.

[caseye]

Nothing PC about a school getting it's arse sued off by ACC because some brat went missing,got hurt,stubbed it's fucken toe at school.

This is self protection by the schools,just like it is in the work place or any other situation where ACC can find a reason to bleed you dry.

Blaming parents for it is the total bullshit,they won't be the one making the coin from it,,,ACC are the people driving this stuff.

Yep you have hit the nail on the head.
ACC is creating the culture whereby it is absolutely NECESSARY to do all of these things otherwise, where once a parent was asked the question. ? Why has Johnny got a knife at school and is thrusting it fist deep into anyone he feels like? ( nothing to do with the anti social behaviour he sees at home all day or on the telly of course!) Now the ACC takes the school to court because they should have found that knife with their metal detectors. Oh wait we ain't quite got that far yet. Schools in LA have them though.
ACC is perpetuating their own existance by creating a FEAR CULTURE, the one where you do it to cover your arse, not because it's the sensible thing to do.

[Matariki]

I'm sure the intentions are there, but realistically It's not necessary to have kids wearing them on school grounds or if they're using the foot path, and even then they shouldn't be forced to wear them if they don't want to. As for the kids who operate the crossing's before and after school, well, that should be a no brainer, they're usually on the road so they should be wearing them.

I agree, this is probably an act of self protection against ACC and politically correct minded parents who would jump at the chance to sue the crap out of their local school for their children's misbehavior, accidents and at times sheer stupidity.

[FJRider]

I'm sure the intentions are there, but realistically It's not necessary to have kids wearing them on school grounds or if they're using the foot path, and even then they shouldn't be forced to wear them if they don't want to. As for the kids who operate the crossing's before and after school, well, that should be a no brainer, they're usually on the road so they should be wearing them.



Maybe the kid's LIKE wearing the high vis gear. Wearing it at the playground is not a safety thing ... just worn because it's an article of normal (to them now) clothing.

[Road kill]

I'm sure the intentions are there, but realistically It's not necessary to have kids wearing them on school grounds or if they're using the foot path, and even then they shouldn't be forced to wear them if they don't want to. As for the kids who operate the crossing's before and after school, well, that should be a no brainer, they're usually on the road so they should be wearing them.

I agree, this is probably an act of self protection against ACC and politically correct minded parents who would jump at the chance to sue the crap out of their local school for their children's misbehavior, accidents and at times sheer stupidity.

So it is necessary then,well put:rolleyes:

[Road kill]

Maybe the kid's LIKE wearing the high vis gear. Wearing it at the playground is not a safety thing ... just worn because it's an article of normal (to them now) clothing.

My grand sons do.

In fact the only people that seem to have an issue with it are internet forum users.

[SMOKEU]

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[Nova.]

i make mine wear a gps collar

[Banditbandit]

Drove past the local playground today. ( It was on my way, alright??, no smartarse comments thanks,):facepalm:

There was a school visit at the ground. About 20 or so children playing there.

All wearing Hi Viz vests. What the hell were the vests supposed to protect the kids against?

I wonder when some bright spark will think of making safety helmets, knee/elbow pads etc compulsory for the swings, slides etc.

Banning playgrounds all together is probably just around the corner. :no: ?



Naa .. see the ones wearing Hi-Viz vests are only worth 20 points if you can hit them ... the ones without the Hi-Viz are worth 50 points ... And 70 points for a teacher in Hi-VIz

[Banditbandit]

Pedophiles

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SMOKEU again."

You are one sick puppy

[Matariki]

So it is necessary then,well put:rolleyes:

:oi-grr:

It is not necessary for kids to wear Hi-Viz on the playground or if they're on the footpath. The road is a different story.

[SPman]

It's a two-fold thing. Firstly, if there's busy roads in the vicinity, the staff will invariably get the blame if little Johnny decides to jump in front of truck. Hi Vis is all about mitigating culpability. So the truck driver gets a flash of hi-viz orange before the thump and scream, just to REALLY fuck his day up!

[James Deuce]

:oi-grr:

It is not necessary for kids to wear Hi-Viz on the playground or if they're on the footpath. The road is a different story.

It may not be, but the kids from the pre-school daycare centre across the road from work wear high visibility vests to leave the grounds and they then traverse Civic Square or go to the library, without crossing the road. Policy and necessity are two different things.

[Berries]

i make mine wear a gps collar
I make mine wear a gimp mask.

[Matariki]

It may not be, but the kids from the pre-school daycare centre across the road from work wear high visibility vests to leave the grounds and they then traverse Civic Square or go to the library, without crossing the road. Policy and necessity are two different things.

You've got that right.