Meddlesome Elementary School Martinets Try To Bar Childrens’ ‘Free Play’ at Recess
When children were organizing their own games of soccer and basketball, the games were apparently ‘not inclusive, fair or fun for everyone.’

No more free play: That’s the order at Bourke Street Public School at New South Wales, Australia. The reason? When children were organizing their own games of soccer and basketball, the games were “not inclusive, fair or fun for everyone.”
So reports Seven News in Sydney. Now, instead of spontaneous ball games, says reporter Taylor Aiken, the basketball court will “be used for skipping.” The soccer field will be devoted to gymnastics. And children will be placed on a roster for the different activities prepared for them.
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