A primary school in Sydney, Australia has implemented a no-clapping policy among its students and teachers and instead encourages them to "punch the air, pull exited faces and wriggle about on the spot" to celebrate achievements.
Elanora Heights Public School, located in Sydney's northern beaches, only allows students and staff to share a "silent cheer" instead of applause to show respect to students sensitive to noise.
Under the heading "Did you know….. that our school has adopted silent cheers at assembly’s?", the newsletter issued on Monday, July 18, also stated that clapping would use up children's energy."
The newsletter reads:
"If you’ve been to a school assembly recently, you may have noticed our students doing silent cheers. Instead of clapping, the students are free to punch the air, pull excited faces and wriggle about on the spot. This practice has been adopted to respect members of our school community who are sensitive to noise. When you attend an assembly, teachers will prompt the audience to conduct a silent cheer if it is needed. Teachers have also found the silent cheers to be a great way to expend children’s energy and reduce fidgeting."
Meanwhile, people on Twitter showed their aversion to this odd campaign.
Wtf Australia?! This has to be a joke...— Matthew Wiebe (@MatthewWiebe1) July 22, 2016
Elanora Heights Public School bans clapping in favour of ‘silent cheering’ https://t.co/EnDMPDPZuJ
Elanora Heights Public School - Children need to be loud and heard! You're allowing sensitive students to slide deeper into their shells!— Mark Thorpe (@seawildearth) July 22, 2016
Elanora Heights public school bans clapping at school assembly https://t.co/AQxhYnpElH— Sandy Lanceley (@sandylanceley) July 20, 2016
Weep for the future , safe spaces required..
The bizarre move came out the same day that teachers at prominent Sydney school Cheltenham Girls High School have been reported to instruct students to address each other using gender-neutral terms only.
The school has allegedly moved to stop referering to students as "girls," "ladies," and "women" in an effort to create a safe environment for LGBT students who are apparently uncomfortable with gender labels.
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