pavedwave longboarding

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/...ateboard-ban-school-petition.html

So not only can they not ride on campus (understandable) -- they can't even ride their skateboards TO and FROM school.

Guess it's better to encourage kids to get mom and dad to DRIVE them to school, and maybe pick up a couple maple doughnuts on the way there.

The admins logic is that skateboards can be used as a weapon.

Other weapons that should be banned from schools:

- #2 pencils
- heavy books in backpack
- musical instruments
- chem lab beakers
- forks, spoons, and knives from cafeteria
...

stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

Well skateboards are specifically listed as banned from cabins of airplanes, so I guess 'weapon' is right....mind you they let me on with a full face helmet*....and that WOULD be useful to a hijacker.

I would imagine this dumb school restriction comes from street boards, where they tend not to be ridden, but put under the arm as a style statement, and not as transportation, which longboards are so much better at.

My first proper skateboard was one I made in woodwork. The thought kids couldnt even do that depresses me....

* No, I wasnt wearing it!

northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

yep, this one came up on another site...unfortunately, the whole discussion devolved into a smear campaign against the catholic church...something about catholics are hypocrites because the diocese of NYC gave the pope a skateboard, then this little ol' schoolboard, that happend to be catholic, banned skateboarding...and therefore, "hypocrisy"

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