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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
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All good points.
I think part of the reason a lot of stuff (like conkers and snowballs) has been banned is purely that the school (or education authority) are terrified of being sued if a child should injure themselves.
When I was a kid, we were allowed to do things like have conker matches, and snowball fights etc, but we did get injured. But the school first aider just patched us up, we went home and I usually got told by my parents "Well, you'll know to be more careful next time!". Nowdays, it does seem like the first thing parents do is complain to the school, and sometimes threaten legal action. Not saying anyone here would do that, it does seem like a lot of parents would though.