Hi Readers — This story seems outrageous: A Hong Kong school lost its fight in court against a neighbor who wants to hear less noise coming from its playground. According to the article:
The school said it respected the court’s decision but asked how the hush order could be enforced on a playground full of young children.
“Asking a child not to make noise in a playground is like asking them not to blink or a rabbit not to eat lettuce,” the school’s lawyer was quoted as saying.
Can’t imagine the judge not agreeing (perhaps he was never a child?). Let’s hope this is just one aberration, and that, world-wide, recess continues to be boisterous — and girl-sterous! — and maybe even evolves into that cool new kind of recess I wrote about the other day, with the shed full of inspiring junk. — L.
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