Silly Bandz Banned In School
The Aiken Standard has an article about how Silly Bandz were banned in an Aiken, South Carolina school. The article is called "Popular rubber bracelets causing a stir in schools." Even though the article refers to Silly Bandz, the ban actually appears to apply to any rubber band bracelets. The school that has banned the bandz is Aiken Elementary.
The article mentions that Aiken Elementary is not the first school to tell students not to wear rubber band bracelets to schools. Bandz have also been banned in some schools in Alabama, Tennessee, and New Jersey. The principal at the Aiken Elementary school said the bandz were banned because they were a distraction and a safety concern. Students were said to be shooting them at each other.
Not all schools in Aiken, South Carolina have banned rubber band bracelets. Other Aiken schools at the elementary, middle and high school level reported that the bandz had not become a problem at their schools.
they banned silly bandz in our school so we started a petition. we call our project, "Un-Band Silly Bandz!"
Posted by: Rubi | 04/21/2010 at 05:55 PM
They have been banned at our school in Mississippi also. I think its stupid and now that my child has like 200 of um she can't even wear them! We are the ONLY school in our school district that has them banned.
Posted by: [email protected] | 04/21/2010 at 06:52 PM
umm yea they can shoot the rubber bands at each other but u can do that with any rubber bands and teachers and students need rubber bands for some reasons. so this is stupid. i mean ik that this is kind of provoking it but there is no reason to ban them. :P
Posted by: Sarah | 04/22/2010 at 11:27 AM
They banned them in every skool in my twp besides my school thankfully.They actually sell them at my skool
Posted by: Kyla | 04/22/2010 at 01:38 PM
wow that's crazy. they banned them at some schools while my school sells them at the school store. they basically encourage them where i live.
Posted by: Jane | 05/12/2010 at 12:29 PM