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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:36 PM
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'Scrooge' school bans children giving Christmas cards - harmful to the environment
'Scrooge' school bans children giving Christmas cards

It is a Christmas tradition dating back more than 160 years. But the exchange of Christmas Cards and accompanying good wishes has been banned by one primary school after staff claimed they were harmful to the environment.

Pupils at Evan James primary school in Pontypridd, South Wales, have been told that they will only be permitted to swap cards outside the school gates.

The school is asking parents to make a donation to charity, instead of buying cards for their children.

A head teacher at a second school in the town has made a similar request, but has stopped short of an outright ban.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=494049&in_page_id=1770
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:38 PM
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1. "war on christmas, war on christmas, damn liburals"- Bill O'raly
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:39 PM
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2. you pick a fine time to leave me Louise
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 04:55 PM
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3. Narrow minded, unimaginative ASSHATS. No wonder the childrens aren't learnin'
MY elementary school teachers (the ones with a bona-fide edumacation as well as a calling for teaching) taught us to RECYCLE and MAKE OUR OWN PAPER.

Of course that was the 70's when there were some standards in education.
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