The kids school is getting even stupider.

[Rageaholic]

No - cursive writing is if fact no longer being taught here (Ontario), because students supposedly won't need to know it, everything they need will be in type or printed. If people no longer handwrite anything longer than a quick note, and type everything else, no one will write, only print. My son's elementary school doesn't teach it, and my friend who teaches university is starting to get students who can't read it. So it must not have been being taught for at least 12-15 years.

I don't think that's a bad thing. I don't know why curriculums even bother with cursive. I spent much of my elementary school days learning how to write the normal way and then in third grade they started teaching us cursive. By forth grade, teachers were encouraging students to write in cursive saying that by middle school, that's how we'd be expected to write.

First of all, why does it matter how someone writes? As long as it's literate and can be read, there should be no problem. But more importantly, why do schools bother teaching writing the normal way if they're going to make you switch to cursive by middle school? It makes no sense.

As for the OP's list of stupid school rules, one that jumped out at me was:

-If a student has a fever of 99.0 fahrenheit after recess they must be sent home.
-If a student is sick for more than 5 days they may be suspended.

So not only do they have such a strict definition of what constitutes 'sick', but when said student gets sick for 5 days, they get punished. What kind of school even punishes students for being sick? That's the stupidest thing ever (and considering the other stuff on the list, that's saying a lot.)

[sophie]

They do teach some kind of half-assed cursive here they call it curvy writing.

[NecCat]

No - cursive writing is if fact no longer being taught here (Ontario), because students supposedly won't need to know it, everything they need will be in type or printed. If people no longer handwrite anything longer than a quick note, and type everything else, no one will write, only print. My son's elementary school doesn't teach it, and my friend who teaches university is starting to get students who can't read it. So it must not have been being taught for at least 12-15 years.

[HotelKatz]

Argh, my head. The stupidity of the schools is giving me a headache.

What next? Cursive writing is removed from being taught because it becomes too hard for Teachers to read or write in?

[Ginger Tea]

All of my "What!?!"'s

[sophie]

This is America, and the school board is known for being stupid.

I'll give you a clue the name ends with an a.

[anakhouri]

Good God, where on Earth do you live? This is in America, yes? Disgraceful!

And a mud hut? That's just straight-up offensive. Can you make a complaint to the school board or are they just as moronic?

Now I'm curious though. Guenivere? Morgan? Lyonesse? Elaine? I know you probably don't want to put it on the Internet though.

[sophie]

My stepdaughters elementary school is reaching a whole new level of stupid.

-If a student has a fever of 99.0 fahrenheit after recess they must be sent home.
-If a student is sick for more than 5 days they may be suspended.
-The children have to report to a teacher if they hear another child cough.
-Our eldest was made to write an essay on her name because a teacher "didn't understand it", that means the teacher has never read fricking King Arthur!
-The nurses office has a medication refrigerator but no medications may be put in it, it's only for show.
-When a kids in the nurses office they must lay down, no sitting or standing.
-Wouldn't let me pick up a report card because I'm not their "real mother".I'm on the approved list to do so, you're just a mean old hag.
-No fruit allowed because of allergies. If your fruit allergies are that severe maybe public schools not for you.
-The healthy breakfast option is a "Nutridonut" WTF is that!?
-They heard I wasnt American born and decided to greet me in Spanish, and were shocked that an african woman doesnt speak Spanish!
-No hair braids. My stepdaughters loved it when I would braid their hair(my grandmother taught me) but it's a safety risk some how?
-Black tights are a gang sign. Gangs dont wear little girls black tights!
-No capris, shorts are ok as are long pants but no capris ever!
-Teachers argue with me about what country I'm from.And say I cant be because I didnt live in a mud hut.