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No touching rules? I personally haven't heard of one yet. The exception of course being private schools where kids are not allowed to touch each other, or come within six inches of each other for that matter. Expectations were that we were there to learn, not grope each other and pay more attention to the opposite sex than to our studies. Of course, when I was there it was "terrible." But in no way were my rights violated. I was, in fact, a child.

Now as a parent of four wonderful children, all in public schools, I would have to see I would appreciate the schools stepping in and putting an end to the touching. And touching is putting it lightly. When did it become a 14 year old's "right" to make out with each other at school? They're kids for crying out loud. They have no business touching each other until they are responsible adults. Yes, I said "responsible" adults. So that would mean that some adults shouldn't even be touching each other. It only teaches them disrespect for each other.

Has anyone wondered why the teenage pregnancy rate is rising? Well, in some places it's going down. Maybe those are the places where touching is beginning to be taboo! Every step of the "touching ladder" leads them one step closer to relationships and babies before they are married.

I personally do not want to walk into my child's school and see two teenagers groping each other and playing drooling tonsil hockey. My kids shouldn't see it either. The only benefit of allowing kids to touch each other is if you would like to have grandchildren at a young age.

There are exceptions to every rule. Friends giving friendly hugs are fine. Shaking hands is fine but rare among teenagers. Contact in sports is fine. But when it goes beyond friendship it should be up to the parents to say what is fine and what is not. The schools need to step out of the way of parents once and for all. They have been gradually overstepping their boundaries for decades right under our noses! Some rights they take away and some they give way too much leeway on. Why can't they just mind their own business?

Christianity has been a part of this country since the beginning. Now it is not allowed in schools. Kids can't pray because it might "offend" someone. They can't mention God because it might "offend" someone. What about Christians' feelings? When do they draw the line because they might be offended by certain choices of music and watching their classmates suck face? If the schools are going to set rules for equality, they need to make sure it truly is of equal value.

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