What do school busses and hockey games have in common?
Apparently, if you're a kid, and you get beaten up on a school bus, the people responsible for your safety don't think it's assault.
From CBC Nova Scotia:The RCMP are investigating an allegation of an attack against a 14-year-old boy on a school bus near Bridgewater earlier this week.
The parents of the boy say he was badly bruised during the incident Monday afternoon, and that no one did anything to intervene during the assault by another student.
RCMP in Lunenburg County confirm they are investigating an assault complaint.
The South Shore Regional School Board is not calling what happened Monday afternoon an assault.
Supt. Nancy Pynch-Worthylake told the Halifax Chronicle Herald the principal of Hebbville Academy is doing his own investigation and will decide whether discipline is warranted.
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In a lot of ways, we've conditioned ourselves not to take responsibility for anything. Everyone including school divisions is afraid to be held accountable for anything.
True story, I'm in a public park with my kids, staring at a sign in front of the swings, the slides and the sandbox.
Carved into the wood is a permanent message. On a sign that was probably put up at the same time as the swings, the slides and the sandbox. Did it read, "Welcome to the Park", or maybe "Have Fun"?
No. The sign read, "Play At Your Own Risk".
I thought about that sign and became deeply dismayed. What was I supposed to make of it? That using the swings or the slides or even the sandbox was dangerous and potentially harmful to my kids?
Why have the park in the first place then?
No, obviously, the sad fact was that the park was fine to play in. The city was just trying to absolve itself of any legal liability if anything did go wrong. Which leads to another question. Doesn't a sign like that potentially reduce the city's motivation to maintain the play structures and ensure their safety. After all they’ve already covered themselves off with waivers and disclaimers.
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