School's out for child's play

My daughter, who is ten, lost five minutes' 'golden time' today because she did a cartwheel at school. She was in a corner of the playground, well away from other children, with a friend who also got 'five minutes' for the same offence. Doing cartwheels or handstands isn't safe, apparently, "because your arms could collapse while you are in the air and you could break your neck". They were also told: "You can do that at home but not at school." I assume it's the threat of litigation that lies behind all this. I sympathise with the teachers. How awful, having to monitor and punish lively, energetic children who only want to enjoy themselves.

Comments

[Pete J]

I would like to see the ROSPA figures on children that have died from cartwheels.
If there is one then I might apologise, otherwise I would like give the teacher a good slap and tell them to wake up and get real.
Telling kids they are obese, and don't get enough exercise in one breath and then punishing them when they do something energetic!
Is the only way to 'safely' exercise on a padded hamster wheel?