THE clapping ban on students imposed by a Sydney primary school is because a teacher “with a hearing aid” finds the noise of applause “too loud”. The admission by Education Minister Adrian Piccoli ...

A PRIMARY school has banned clapping in assembly, replacing it with “silent cheers” in the latest bout of PC extremism. The school now only allows its pupils “to conduct a silent cheer” when prompted ...

An elementary school in Australia has officially banned clapping at assemblies, and teachers are instead encouraging students to "punch the air, pull excited faces, and wriggle about on the spot" to ...

A school in Sydney, Australia has banned clapping, citing "members of our school community who are sensitive to noise." (Read: teachers.) This is some Jane Eyre bullshit, I tell you what. An ...

Earlier this week, an elementary school in Australia announced via a school newsletter that it has put an end to student clapping at school assemblies. Elanora Heights Public School students are now ...

Elanora Heights Public School in Sydney, Australia announced the new practice as a way to 'reduce fighting' in the classrooms CLAPPING has been banned at a Sydney primary school which has introduced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Sydney primary school has banned clapping at assembly, and instead encourages students to "punch the air, pull excited faces and ...