Boy left in tree because of school policy. This is really wierd.

[Obamanaut]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260253/Teachers-leave-boy-5-tree-health-safety.html


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A boy of five was left stranded in a tree at school because of a bizarre health and safety policy - which banned teachers from helping him down.

The mischievous pupil climbed the 20ft tree at the end of morning break and refused to come down.

But instead of helping him, staff followed guidelines and retreated inside the school building to ‘observe from a distance’ so the child would not get ‘distracted and fall’

much more at link, which goes on about a passerby who tried to help but was not allowed to by the school staff

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. In England

[polichick]

2. That is pretty strange - guess they don't call the fire department over there. nt

[Odin2005]

3. WTF?

[npk]

4. Tough love

:shrug:

[Posteritatis]

7. England out-stupids the US when it comes to kids most of the time. (nt)

[MissMarple]

5. Observe? Observe the fall?

:crazy: Some people might call that child endangerment.

But then, again, we weren't there. :eyes:

[tigereye]

6. probably someone once startled a little one who fell...

sounds crazy, though, why not call authorities with a ladder?

Sheesh.