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tosh 25-05-2008 18:17

chicks in class fall prey to red tape
 
a school head condemned "politically correct compensation-conscious" after a plan to hatch chicks in a classroom incubator was abandoned on HEALTH AND SAFETY GROUNDS, :confused:

blazey 25-05-2008 21:17

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Originally Posted by tosh (Post 581323)
a school head condemned "politically correct compensation-conscious" after a plan to hatch chicks in a classroom incubator was abandoned on HEALTH AND SAFETY GROUNDS, :confused:

Incubators require specific heating and presumably it'd need to be on all the time, and the last thing they'd want is the school burning down if something went wrong with the wiring or something. I don't think this a stupid decision personally.

Lilly 25-05-2008 21:22

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Here's the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/textbased...classroom.html

No doubt it would have been lovely for the children to watch the chicks hatching out but unfortunately there were too many risks involved.

Sad but true.

emamum 25-05-2008 21:23

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off the top off my head......

eggs...risk of salmonella/contamination/diseases, risk of breakage, allergies

chicks... again disease/contamination,allergies

incubator..... heat (children could burn them selves) ,over heating/fire risk

i did an activity using eggs once and the children had to wear gloves and goggles.....

your also not allowed to use toilet roll tubes for activities due to the risk of contamination.....

blazey 25-05-2008 21:30

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 581443)
off the top off my head......

eggs...risk of salmonella/contamination/diseases, risk of breakage, allergies

chicks... again disease/contamination,allergies

incubator..... heat (children could burn them selves) ,over heating/fire risk

i did an activity using eggs once and the children had to wear gloves and goggles.....

your also not allowed to use toilet roll tubes for activities due to the risk of contamination.....

You must admit though, it's a little worrying that schools cant be trusted to supervise children washing their hands thoroughly. Gloves seems to be a bit OTT to me...

emamum 25-05-2008 21:32

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if your doing an activity with 30 children whats the odds of one of them putting thier fingers in their mouths?

alot of schools do get butterfly eggs that they hatch out, the children enjoy that.

Bonnyboy 25-05-2008 21:32

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 581443)
i did an activity using eggs once and the children had to wear gloves and goggles.....

The mind boggles :D

Did an activity with a few eggs meself this morning, involved a few rounds of toast too

forceten 25-05-2008 21:34

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I can remember having an incubator in my class at Junior School and watching the chicks hatch. It was really good to watch as well.

And no I'm not that old thank you!!

BERNADETTE 25-05-2008 21:35

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It is Health and Safety gone mad

blazey 25-05-2008 21:37

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 581447)
if your doing an activity with 30 children whats the odds of one of them putting thier fingers in their mouths?

alot of schools do get butterfly eggs that they hatch out, the children enjoy that.

And what are the real odds of contracting salmonella? Not high if I remember rightly from reading about it a while back.

I don't understand why they can't teach them to not put their hands in their mouths at the same time, give them a lesson on food poisoning whilst theyre at it. It was never this stupid when I was at school, and I don't remember anyone getting salmonella.

emamum 25-05-2008 21:39

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 581452)
It is Health and Safety gone mad

fair enough... lets turn it around......imagine this is the story we are discussing...

a child from a school is in hospital after handling eggs as part of a science activity

emamum 25-05-2008 21:45

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risks....ecoli http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/4567541.stm
salmonella.....http://www2.valeroyal.gov.uk/interne...25723E00562838

the risks are at the bottom on this one...http://www2.valeroyal.gov.uk/interne...25723E00562838

blazey 25-05-2008 21:48

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 581461)


Neither of those sources gives figures regarding the chances of catching either ecoli or salmonella.

katex 25-05-2008 21:49

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This is probably safer :-

http://www.tincknellcountrystore.co.uk/chick_cam.asp

Not sure if quite up-to-date though.

steeljack 25-05-2008 21:49

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 581452)
It is Health and Safety gone mad

totally agree , no wonder teens are rebeling and running wild , they are wrapped up in cotton wool with daft ideas like this.
Little lads are supposed to go out and climb trees and collect birds eggs , it what being a little lad is all about , I suppose collecting frogspawn in a jam jar is now frowned upon as well , as being against a frogs "human' rights


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