Have a Hug...A Quick One

It's nice to see Jr. High students active and engaged enough in the local political process (local being their school) to actually organise a protest AND get media attention. I think all hugs need to be allowed, not just "hooks" "two seconds" and "man hugs". Kissing...IDK, although I think making out should be banned, and pecks not, it's not a fight I would ever take on. Good job kids!!

A few weeks ago, there was this article here on Student News about the guy "illegally" kissing his girlfriend. Now this came up on the news.
For me and my friends here in Germany, it is unbelievable that teachers prohibit their students to show each other how much the person likes the other one. For us, it is an interference in the free life a student really needs to have.

Or is this Metropolis?

Are those rules in every school in the USA? How can you live with that??

Tonio from Hamburg, Germany

duuuuuuuuuumb, i agree with the girl seriously not like their gonna makeout with their best friends or even if they do their not even doing it until after school. and the shouldn't have gotton detention because it was AFTER school so techniccly their out of the school's hands

When I was in school, there was an expression: "Hugs, Not Drugs." I guess that won't be the case anymore.

I wonder what's next? Are they going to ban students from saying "Good Morning" now?

I think the teachers did not have anything to do, so the decided to ban the hugs. I agree that some kind of hugs are innapropiate but not all of them. They should prohibit the kind of hugs that some people give just to feel the other person's "body". But not the normal hugs should be completely allowed there is nothing wrong with them. And i think the two second rule is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in my life. Are they going to give detention to a student just because they were hugging for three seconds?? I think the kind of hugs that should be allowed are the ones that the students would even do in front of their parents. I beleive the parents should decide what to do about the 2-second rule because they know what they want their children to do or not, and also because they pay for the school so i thinik they are the most indicated people to decide what to do.

By the way we should donate some chronometers for the teachers because they will need them

I think the 2 second hug rule could apply for boy and girl hugs but not for people of the same gender.

In my opinion, I think the 2 second hug rule is ridiculous! It's not like we're kissing or something. A 2 second hug is stupid and makes no sense. I'd protest if I went to that school.

I don't like the 2 second hug rule because it's ridiculous. I understand not allowing making out, but hugs?

I think the 2 second hug rule is outrageous! Hugs make people feel happy. If there were no hugs in the world, it would be a depressing world.

I think that the 2 second hug rule stinks. There's not even a point to giving a hug for 2 seconds. I mean, it's not like they're making out or anything.

Hugging should not be banned at any school. It is a sign of friendship and showing that you like the person. Hugging is a natural way of life. If school's ban hugging it would only promote people to hug more. Think about it. What's more normal now a days. Hugging your friend or shaking your friends hand? Shaking someone's hand that you see everyday is just weird and ridiculous. Its much more friendly if you just hug it out. Any schools banning hugging it just out of line.

I don't think the 2 second hug rule is good. I think it should be longer because I give hugs everyday and they are way over 2 seconds. I think they shoule ban the 2 second hug rule because hugs make me feel all fuzzy inside.

I believe this is one of the most ridiculous rules i have ever heard of. I honestly think that the school should be reasonable and understand that hugs represent love, friendship and support. I would be mad if it was my birthday and I am not allowed to get hugs from my friends. Or for example, if something bad happens to someone and you want to show support, you can always give them a hug to feel better. However, with this ridiculous rule at hand, you can not do this and I believe that their is no justifiable reason to this rule being placed. Another thing that I do not agree with is that man-hugs are allowed. If any kind of hug is legal, then all hugs should be allowed, no doubt about it. I think that hugs involve joy and happiness. Why should you take this away from a school that is full of love? To fill it up with hatred? Heck no! Hugs should be allowed no matter what. I am a big fan of hugs and I would be mad if I was not allowed to hug my friends.

In a world with so many violent movies and video games, it is funny how it makes people feel uncomfortable to see affection displayed. We should not punish affection, but not encourage inappropriate behavior. A hug is not a health risk and completely appropriate! A hug a day keeps Prozac away!

There is no way we can have a 2 second hug rule because it's like a man hug. If a girl has a friend that is a boy, they should hug as long as they want to because it's not like they are kissing or making out. They are just hugging.

The 2 second hug rule should be banned. Hugging is a way to show your feelings to friends. At my school, I got in trouble for hugging my friend. This was unfair. People also hug for comfort, and its also a way to say hello. It should be banned!

I think the 2 second hug rule in the Arizona middle school is ridiculous! We should be able to hug our friends for longer than 2 seconds. What if one of them was moving and you were telling they goodbye? I'm sure a 2 second hug wouldn't be any good way to say goodbye! It's stupid!

ok.. this is crazy! 2 seconds? That's not a hug- that's a pat on the back! I think at least 5 seconds is more reasonable!

I belive that the school did the right thing by giving her a detention. At my school we always get in trouble for giving hugs.

I believe hugs are appropriate and they are a part of the growing up stage. Teachers at this Shepherd Junior High School know that they were once a kid and hugged people. Well why can't the kids do it too. Her protest was a peaceful one; where it did not get out of hand where people were arguing and getting in trouble. But detention was a little too much for hugging after school with her friends. I could understand if it was for kissing but not for a non harming hug between two friends. And Carl does not even know anything about hugging. It does not matter if you are sweaty and smelly if you are good friends with the person it does not matter at all. So really hugs should be aloud and if the school knows about this blog they should get some ideas from intelligent people unlike themselves.

I do think this was really dumb. Hugging is not a big deal. If they were kissing or something like that, it would probally be different. Our principal gets upset if he sees people hugging, but I don't think he would ever gives us detention

I think that this is a rediclous rule. The principal should have just broken the hug up. There is no way that you could time a hug for 2 seconds.

We think it is nice to hug. Hugging makes us feel warm and happy inside. On the other hand, using our words can also make our friends feel warm and happy inside. Using body language is another way to show our affection, such as smiling.

GO HAWKS!!

Mrs. King thinks that student's public displays of affection are gross and should stay outside of school.

Mrs. King's students disagree....they feel that hugs are just a sign of affection from one friend to another....they don't necessarily have to mean anything bad. Hugs are just the American symbol of saying hi! Much like people in Europe might give eachother a kiss on each cheek.

The 2 second hug rule is really upsetting to me because isn't this a free country. You should be able to hug whoeveryyou want. This rule has strongly offended me and "I DON'T LIKE IT!"

I don't like the idea of only being able to hug people for 2 seconds at school. If you're hugging your friend that you haven't seen in forever, you are going to want to hug her for longer than 2 seconds, but I also don't want to go down the hallway and see a couple hugging and making out with each other.

It's not a good idea to have a 2 second hugging rule because it is not a gross thing. It's your friends that you hug, not a stranger. In my opinion, it's a stupid rule.

hugs....i like hugs

The school system is way too protective over its students. Hugging won't hurt anything and it's not a distraction to other students.

Teachers need to get with the program!

YOU SHALL NOT HUG!

i like this rule i hate it when people give me hugs

I think this is ridiculous. I don't believe that hugging someone should be banned. What if a friend's parent died, what do you do hug them as a sympathy mechanism and a way to show them you are there for them. Otherwise you say oh well sorry hope things get better. Hugs are a natural thing, it is a ludicrous waste of time; time that could be more well spent. what are they going to ban or monitor next high fives or shanking hands?

I think that this act of hug prevention is not necessary. Some people give hugs instead of high fives or handshakes as greetings. Now they are even timing the hugs so they can’t be longer than two seconds. Who comes up with these rules, they are ridicules rules. If they are going to let somebody hug than don’t time it. If you aren’t going to let people hug than tell them they can’t hug them at all.

It seems with all the dangerous sexual harrasment out in the world today that people are looking at innocent things and becoming paranoid. I understand where they're coming from but, someone needs to tell them to relaxe. The teachers just need to watch for inapproriate hugs and kissing. I would hope the teachers are smart enough to tell the difference between a appropriate and inappropriate display of affection. So drop the drama, PLEASE! They should be spending their time looking for kids who are loners/depressed and going to murder people than two friends hugging.

The 2 second hug rule stinks. We should get a 5 second hug instead of a 2 second hug.

Hugs are just a way of saying "Hi" If mom came to school and wanted to give a hug she couldn't? ......Hugs aren't inappropriate. Sometimes we need a hug if we are having a bad day. A rule like this is ridiculous, unneeded. Hugs aren't drugs, they are better.

I think the 2 second hug rule is wrong. We should hug at least 10 seconds. I don't like hugs that much. We shouldn't have a time for a hug.

carl why would you want to hug afte pe its just gross but it is funny i would actually hug someone after workinf at a fastfood resturaunt thats just funny

The 2 second hug rule is very unnecessary because hugs cannot hurt anyone.

you dont need hug prevention is stupid if you want to hug just do it

I think the rule is crazy. A 2 second hug is barely a hug. You should just shake hands if you can only give a hug for 2 seconds.

It's not at all fair because if your feelings are hurt and you feel like you need a hug, 2 seconds is not anything like the hug you really need. My friends and I always hug each other. It's just not fair to the kids at that school.

I think this is a very horied it sould be at least 1:00 long

I think the hugging deal is whack. It's retarded. Are the teachers going to time? Oh yeah, that's smart. What if you like hugs? I think that that school is trippin. How is hugging wrong? I think that that principal got hit in the head or something. Well Peace!

I think the hugging for 2 second thing is horrible. Like if your friend is sad, you would hug them longer. If you're in a talent show with your friend and you won, you would hug them a lot longer than 2 seconds. So, I think 2 second hugging should not be a rule or the law for any state, city, or school.

I think it is a horrible rule. What if people feel sad and need a hug? Hugs make people feel much, much better!

I think a 2 second hug is almost nothing, and a bad idea. My friend and I always hug longer, and it makes us feel better. When there is a law about these kinds of friendly actions, I never abide by it.

Hi, my name is James, I am solemnly here to state that the actions to restrict any hugs in a public place, especially school, is an outrage, nor an obomination against everything i know to be right. I think that every student in their right mind should each have the opportunity to remind a friend of their love for them with a hug, above all , the people who can't stand to go a day without one. Go to any school anywhere in the world to try to prove my accusations wrong and you'll only find yourself flabbergasted.

- James

I think that students should be able to give a hug to a friend if they want to. Sometimes giving a hug makes someone fell better, especially if you are having problems at home or even in school, a hug is a way to make yourself or another person feel better. So, I think that they have no right to take those kids' right to hug away.

Hugging is a sign of a civilized society. It symbolizes love, support, comfort, happiness, sadness, committment, forgiveness, and the list goes on an on. These are all associated with a civilized society. Schools are miniture societies. Why would we not want hugging to take place in our schools? This may be the only place where some children get hugged. I do agree that the school is no place for "making out". Many of my students hug me on a daily basis (longer than two seconds I might add). A ban on hugging in public schools? What next? A ban on shaking hands? A ban on laughing? Maybe even a ban on smiling? Sounds silly doesn't it? But if we allow hugs to be banned, then these other very important things, could also be banned. Stand up and be hugged!!!!!

I think that a no-hugging policy is tad bit asinine. a lot of our country will jump to start war, a war in which a select few make a profit off. The media, movies and video games shove images of violence down our throats every day and random acts of violence are starting to seem the norm in our society. But when a few teenagers wrap their arms around each other in a friendly matter these people throw a hissy fit?

I understand that a school is an environment for learning and certain things need to be banned to maintain that environement. This is why schools have dress codes and rules against things that may be a distraction to what you are there to do.

I also understand the security concerns that schools face so I can also find it acceptable to suspend our constitutional rights while we are present at our institutions of learning, such as random locker searches which most aparently infringe on the fourth ammendment (ielegal search and siezure)

However as far as I’m concerned these people need to seriously lighten up on the hugging thing. Hugging is simply a socially acceptable way to greet someone or to show your sign of affection tword another. I understand their viewpoint that we are at an age of development in which alot of hormones are affecting the way we behave and think and they may possibly be trying to control our "raging sexual desires" but that certainly isnt the case and I dont think it is fair to associate an inocent hug into a catagory of sexual behavior. once again, these people need to lighten up. Maybe a hug will cheer them up

I think that the two second rule is dumb. You should be able to hug people but not for a very,very long time. There shouldn't be a specific time for a hug.

I think that the two second hugging rule was crazy I mean it's not like they were doing something wrong.

I think that hugs are nice and I would not like to have that rule in my school. I think that is just dumb if they have those kind of rules they went a little too far.

There is nothing wrong with a good hug once in a while. Kissing in puplic I can understand. But not being able to hug a friend or a boy friend or girlfriend is just wrong. It is not like we are touching each other in inopropeat ways.

I would really like to give you a hug Carl!!!!1!11!

okay this entire school suspending and punnishing students across the country is kindda getting annoying i mean we are kids. we have friends and we will hug them. as long as we arent kissing or doing anything innapropriate then i dont see the problem. schools are just looking for an excuse to punnish students. i think the schools have gone too far

in my opinion hugging isnt harming anyone it isnt offending and no where near being considered pda (public display of affection). I understand if students walked around making out every chance they get but hugging isnt anything. hugging is a sign of friendship. I am a high school student and i hug all my friends. What is the point of the rule to "ban " hugs??

I think it's interesting how the girl got detention for hugging. At the middle school I went to there was a strict policy against PDA (personal display of affection), so even girls hugging each other or couples kissing was srongly forbidden. You should be allowed to hug and show your affection for a person, just as long as it's not something your parents wouldn't be proud of.

My school is almost as strict as this. One teacher has written me up on several occasions! This is insane me and my friends like to hug and i understand PDA but i was written up for hugging a girl! It cheers people up to get a hug whats the big deal? I kno when i am sad i want a hug so, why ban it for others? Two second hugs also is stupid that isnt even a hug it is like saying "Hi I'm happy to see you but not really." I mean forreal what is it effecting in our school life. I know i focus better when i am in a better mood.

I think the school wasn't being right banning hugs. It's just to show friendship and a two second hug isn't even a hug. Five esconds is more like it.

I think the rule is unfair to our generation of kids but i see their point.

this rule is bad. WHats so bad about hugging anyway???

WOW in a free country its suprising how free it really is..... If PDA wants to be shown let it be shown and not banned from everyone.

Only 2 seconds? At least 10seconds need to hug!! Hugging is just an action instead of saying 'Hi' isn't it?

There is plenty of time for hugs before or after school, and off of school property. People seem to be missing a simple fact here – there is a time and place for everything and school is not the place for hugs. People may 'feel' it is ok to wear cut off shorts to a job interview – I mean it doesn't hurt anyone to do so, but you probably wont get the job if you do. Why? There are just certain things you don't do at certain times and in certain places. A teacher can not even touch a student. Why then should students be able to press themselves up against other students? (which is about the only way you can hug). I'm shocked this is even a point to argue.

My feeling on the subect is-Everyone needs a hug and a hug in public should be one to three seconds,thats all it takes to change some ones day.My son is 25 and we always hug,also the person you hug may have alot of things going on in their life,and that hug may give them the time to take a deep breath.

What the heck is wrong with hugging? Hugging is friendly, not gross. Is this only banned between students? Can you hug your parents when they pick you up for an appointment, or not?

Eric from Heidelberg Middle School (HMS), Germany

For me and my friends here in Heidelberg, it's the same way! Our new principal is enforcing the rule of no hugging. If someone is hugging another person, we get detention! We think it's outrageous, but most teachers disagree. First it is the guy kissing on the bus, now banning hugs? It's just going to far in my opinion.

Rose from Heidelberg, Germany

that rule is soooo dumb, me and my friends here in Heidelberg, Germany, at our middle school my new principal is enforcing the rule, and if any of the teachers she us hugging they give us detetion. I mean it's not like were kissing in between classes. it's just gone to far with this rule in my opion.

Alli from heidelberg middle school, germany

I think that this is just plain stupid because everyone has emotions, and they should get the chance to show it no matter how long it takes.

omg dat is so dumb a hug is like 20 mins if your sad so omg dats dumb

I can not believe that schools are banning displays of affection. In Kureha we show our affection to eachother with the utmost enthusiasm. It is completey unbelievable that they would limit or ban acts of affection just because they see it as "gross" or "wrong". Instead of punishing the people for their displays they should award them for going against the too predominate problem of violence and hate.

This rule is stupid, it does not say anything about teachers not being able to hung other teachers. I think that it is not fair that teachers can other teachers but students can't hug other students.

WE THINK THAT BANDING HUGS AT SCHOOL IS CRAZY BECAUSE PEOPLE IN SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO HUG A FRIEND THAT IS LIKE A FRIENDSHIP THAT IS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR TO SPEEK TO AND HUG THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT SO BANDING HUGS IS SUPPER DUMB

Coming from a private school, we feel that hugs are not harmful, but our administration feels differently. When someone is having a bad day, doesn't it make you feel better to receive a great hug?

Ok this whole hugging thing is rediculous, on the administrators side because there is a whole bunch of different things in the schools they should worry about instead of a "two second hug" Im glad that the student stood up for what she believed was right=] and i hope that the school knows that they are ridiculous in this argument.

We at Wickliffe Middle School highly disagree with the no hugs policy. What about hugs not drugs?? We're just showing our friendly affection for one another. We can think of other PDA's that are far more inappropriate than just a hug.

LAst year our school held a "National Hug Day" to express how we feel about each other. Hugs are good for the soul! It's not a problem at our school, but students at other schools should be allowed to give hugs for more than 2 seconds.

omg hugs should not be banned from schools. whats wrong with a little hug now and then. we are doing nothing wrong right

How is it bad? Hugging is just a way to say hi to your friends. Hugging does not hurt anyone like fighting does. They should punish people that fight not hug!

Our generation is much more affectionate than the older generation that makes the rules.

Hugging was encouraged when we were little, why not now?

Hugs should not be banned from school. Hugging another student is a sign of friendship and companionship, not a sign of affection. It is an American's way of saying "Hello", or "I've missed you". It is comforting to hug a person who is having a bad day or is going through a rough time. They make people feel better about themselves and lets them know that someone cares about them.

I lol'd so hard when I saw "man hugs" on the list.

i think that huggy should be aloud cuz its just a hug wat else can u turn that hug into. and the 2 second hug is wrong cuz they should atleast let boys and grirls hug for 1 minute cuz it is just saying hi.

what is wrong about huging is not so bad it not as bad kissing in the halls or anything like that

i think its not that bad to hug a girl because its just like another way to say hi to someone or flurt but people need to stop hugging like every time they see each other you know like your friends and stuff

I don't think it matters if someone wants to hug their friend then they should get to. If you don't want to be hugged then don't hug anyone. I don't think kids should do anymore then that because that's nasty but the teachers shouldn't go around with a stop watch and time you thats kinda retarded.

I really don't see how it's bad because it's just a way of being kind but also a hug isn't as bad as like makking out or kissing

Is it fair to band people from showing affection???
Yes and No.
Yes because some people take that way too far and do things that are not so good to do on the bus or even at school
No because that is how so many people show affection or that they care about people or a certain some one.
Hugging in general is not all that bad really i see no indangering harm from it. So the point is that hugging should not be band in my opinion

I think that we should be able to HUG our friends in the hall way, with NO time limit. I think that it is a way to show that we care about each other. I'm not saying that people should make-out in the hall way, I'm just saying that we should be able to hug in the hallways.

I think that people should be able to hug during school. But they should not let people make out in the hall way or on the buses. They also should be able to hold hands in class.

I think that hugs are ok. Everyone hugs. Even in school hugs should be allowed. I think that there is a place to draw a line. Kissing in the hallway and making out shouldn't be allowed. In class the kids should be allowed to hold hands because they will do it anyway. But the line should be drawn on public displays such as kissing. When we were younger we were told that we should be nice to people. Hugging was even encouraged. Why now are they telling us that hugging is wrong?? Is this not the generation that taught us hugs heal?? Hugs are great for when you are having a bad day or even a bad week. Doesn't having one of your friends come up to you and give you a big hug make everything better??

i think that desplays of efection in school are needed. who are the teachers to tell use when we can and cant hug no one gave them any problems when they where in school and im sure that they where doing the exact same thing when they where in school. what's next are they not going to let use say hello to each other every morning know are they going to watch are every move and correct every little thing we do that they don't like its ridiculous that they would even consider this and if you ask me if the rule dose go through its only going to create more troubles kids are going to furies with the rule and try to stop it and define it no matter what

I'm ok with public displays of affection, but sometimes it's just too much. I don't really think there's anything bad about hugging in school if it isn't too long or if it goes too far.

I think nothing is bad about hugging it's just like say hi were not doing anything wrong. If we were doing more than just hugging then it would be wrong and maybe somthing should be done about that. Sometimes people just want a hug to feel better so whats so wrong with that.

For schools to ban hugging? That's really dumb. Some students might need hugs if they are feeling down, or if they are having a tough time and friends try to comfort them. The studentsis Arizona are doing a good thing by trying to protest, and I think that they should keep it up. Good job!

I think that P.D.A is ok. i think that it is just showing how much some one likes one another but when it comes to P.D.A. there should be thinks that in schools that you can not do. I think that it should be ok to like hug and hold hands in school but when it comes to kissing and makeing out i dont think that should be ok to do in school or on a school bus. people need to wait till they are at home. With hugs i dont think that they are so bad because i think every one needs a hug every once in awhile. i know that i always need a hug to cheer me up or even just a hug i always get hugs from my friends and my family. i dont think that huging should be banned from schools. But i do think that they should banned kissing and making out. i odnt think that the schools should be banning hugs from schools. every once in awhile teachers and students just need a hug so why not go out and give hugs it is not that bad to have a hug from a friend or a teacher. so why not go up to one of your teachers/friends and give them a hug. hugs are not bad drugs are.... why not hug some one for free it is not like hugs will cost you your life or any thing they are just hugs.

Hugging is just friendly. As long as the PDA isn't overbored then it should be allowed in school, like hugs. Hugs isn't going overbored and teachers shouldn't make such a big deal out of it!

In school there should be so much more fredom to the children. If a child is having a bad day sometimes a hug from a friend can comfort you. If people can't hug it's like saying that touching someone to comfort them is also against the rules. Imagin that you are feeling sad from a family member dying earlier that day if no one could comfort you because of how the school made the rules. As it should go hugging is a way of showing affection but not in an inapropriate way. Children are just like adults they were raised by the parents they always give hugs to because they feel affection twords them.

I do not see how showing affection in an innocent way is gross. Hugging should't be banned, why do you think many teens commit suicide? because they aren't shown any love. If the school continues to ban hugging they might as well stick a knife through a 14 or 13 year old's life. If they think that hugging is like making out or something they are wrong.

fact: teens these days have different ways of saying hello
fact: some of us tend to exceed our limit on pda but we understand the concequences of our actions
fact: not all hugs are considered "sexual"
its different when you see students touching

but lets get ahold of ourselves
everyone hugs
everyone has different ways of saying hi or i missed you
so we hug!
but two seconds just doesnt cut the deal
let us have our time
were not going to give ourselves a bad name are we?

lakota from rudyard high school michigan

People think that it is not OK for them to hug, but you see, older adults make out in public. Let the kids express the freedom of integrity and selfrightousness and sing Hallulujah. Amen.

I think the banning hugs are wrong. I mean hugs are just friendly affection that we as students give to one another. Not to be disrespectful I think it’s the dumbest ban I've ever heard. A hug is the best thing to give to someone when you are having a bad day. That small display of affection is not gross but it’s a bit of comfort and support that everyone needs every so often. I personally give hugs and the day my school bands that I will be devastated to learn I can never hug my friends again.

well, i think that you should be able to do any hugging just no kissing unless the other person approves it.but if a teacher breaks it up then you don't do it.

I think that the school system is starting to get to forceful and nosey they are butting into bussiness that they shouldn't be hugging is a way to show afection it isn't like we are making out it is just away to say hello

I think that the rule is good but bad i do think that there is a right time for hugs and just a little hug at school isn't hurting any one but it is protecting students.

I think the teachers say that we souldn't show any affection, but if someone a teacher cared about was there it would be different. I think they are taking away our freedom and it is wrong. Schools should be happy that is all kids are doing.

i agree with the girl. banning hugs is just plain wrong.me and my friends always hug we even have "FREE HUG WENSDAYS" how cool is that?!? i got so many hugs that day it made me feel really good it shows that people care about you. so i say

"LET HUGS SWEAP ALL NATIONS!!!!!"

Michigan(holland)

wow there is A LOT of comments here! i think we should be able to hug other students. since i am a student, and i hug my friends alll of the time, i completly disagree with the new rule! i know kissing is going a little too far, but at our school we arent even allowed to group around one person!!!! alot of my handshakes with my friends are hugging, if you know what i mean... hugs are okay awnd they made a stupid rule

MY school has extremely light restrictions about hugs we hug every day any time we want and it never goes any farther! I wish that they would just lay off cause banning somthing like that is pointless and it's just going to get kids to retaliate anyway!

I think that hugging is ok as long as it doesnt go into kissing and lovey-dovey stuff. I just think some people like romantic people.

I find that rule very dumb. What are they doing? Are they showing those students that being affectionate towards someone is bad and that you deserve a detention for it? Wow, if that happened at my school I would spend more time IN detention than OUT. In Europe people kiss on the cheek to great eachother, I hug. My parents taught me that hugging is an appropriate way to greet someone...and then them people say that it is. Two second hugs? C'mon thats how long it takes to actually GET the hug.

Banning hugs that are longer than 2 seconds would seem ridiculous if it weren't for that this is a private school. But who is actually going to count the amount of time a hug is and cuties spreads in under two seconds.

I thinkthat there is no reson to not lat them hag, it's not like they're kissing or anything. People at my school give hugs all the time, i doesn't matter if they're 10 seconds long.

i think that there is no reson that we can't hug at school. with out "public displays of affection, i don't know what my school would do. People should be allowed to give hag all the time, weather they are 3 seconds long or 20. It just isn't right to ban them!

This is gone a hug to far! I mean because when you see friends and all the peer pressure around at school these days you don't to be a snob and not be friendly showing affection , am I right? Because come on thats just dumb beyond belief. And i hope the crazy people out there who made this rule read this!

Thats not really fair to the students. If they want to show affection thats ok. They should be able to hug more than 2 seconds but it's not ok to kiss so i think they need to change the rules.

It is alright to have a hug,as long as they do a quick one and get to class.

I think this hole thing is very stupid. In my opinnion hugs are a way of showing people the you care for them or have strong feelings for another person. But, to give students a detention is just stupid. I know if my teachers saw me hugging another person ( a boy) I would most likely get a lecture, but I know I wouldn't get a detention. Students should be able to express how they feel for another person without getting in trouble.

P.S. Carl, we love your funny jokes! =)

WE can not only hug boys at my school (rossville middle school)you cant hug girls neither i think thats goin overboard u cant even hold hands theres alot of things we cant do the teachers call it PDA!!!If you hold hands or anything

At my school hugs are popular and it tends to be a way that more people are starting to say hi I give my friends hugs and yet it still doesnt bother me or the person that im hugging so why should teachers be so botherd by it when it doesnt do any harm to them.

I think its okay to hug it just like saying hi. We should be alble to express how they feel for another person. I think its dome geting in trouble for huging

THANK YOU

My school's the same way, they say hugging is inappropriate behavior. One of the school volunteers reported seeing my hug my best friend so they called my parents and we had to have a conference.
Now they're really anforcing the rule and if your seen hugging,
holding hand or "any sign of inappropriate sign of affection" then both of the people get detention on the spot, there's no buts.
Oh the detention is also on different days so you can't be with the person.
In my opinion it's really wrong.

claire, upton middle school

I think the whole not huging thing is dumb i mean if they did that at my school i wouldnt care i dont any of the other students here would eather because here at my school we all hug somebody i mean if we feel like it but i think they should allow huging at that one school.

We believe hugs should not be banned!!! In the South, it is customary to greet each other with a friendly hug. Hugs are a way to say hello or goodbye. Will this hugging ban create more problems as far as touching other students (leaning on their shoulder). If you are having a bad day and need a shoulder to cry on are you going to do it in 2 second intervals (hug 1..2, break apart...hug 1..2, break apart) Sounds silly doesn't it? If you can't hug your mom at school what is the world coming to? Now, we agree that inappropriate hugs should not be allowed (the ones that make you uncomfortable, or the ones where the huggers are too close-full frontal touching, or where their hands are roaming/rubbing) But, anytime – including after school – a friendly hug should be allowed!!!
We are going to have a hug fest right now!!!!

i think it is stupid to ban hugs it isn't like they where making out in the hallway or doing other inappropreit things and it wasn't even in the halls it was outside the school so i think that is not right to ban hugs like that.
Sincerly,
Kendra

hi i think it is rong that you can only have 2 second hugs you mite as well have smacked somewon on the back

I think that hugging is totally appropriate for school I've seen more than 50 kids hug sometime in school or lunch

what is up with these people they are just hugs its not like we are doing any thing bad, if our principal was to bann hugs im pretty sure we would do the same thing as what that girl is doin, there mite even be some kids quit schoool because they werent able to hug their friends. hugs are showin that you care and that you are glad to have your friends around, they also mean that you are showin compasion for some one if they are hurt... hugs are 4 life and you cant make people quit hugging they are going to do it anyway!!!!

I think that the girl shouldn't of got detention for hugging her friend. I hug my friends all the time and I never have got in trouble. The school was over-reacting when they gave her detention.

I agree with Tony

Oh-kay seiously do you really think that kids are going to listen over a HUG rule. I think its actually quite retarded that a school has nothing better to do but try to teach thier students "whats apporprate". This is a little messed up how the schools think everything that their students do is wrong. I really don't understand how this is a school matter. These rules shouldn't be enforced. The entire mess is uncalled for.

I think that this is quite honestly the most absurd thing I have ever heard. Can they honestly do this? It just seems like with all the violence in this world would encourage school administrators to say, "Spread the love." If it's innocent and non-offensive, then I really don't see the problem. Is this what its come to? Really, banning hugs...

I do not think hugging should be banned OR punished! We live in Arizona too, and we don't get in trouble. I mean, if it gets outrageous, it should be stopped. But hugs make us feel better, especially after a bad day! The main point of school is supposed to be about getting us, as students, an education. It is not supposed to be punishing us for doing something that is a sign of friendship and consolation!

Hugs don't lower our grades, it doesn't lower the teacher's pay, and it doesn't hurt anyone. How does the administration manage to find fault in what we see as a greeting or comfort?

The adults who make up the rules should listen to us kids first. I know they were kids once, but they didn't make the rules then. They got the power to make rules. Why can't we have the power to help? To us, it would be a small privilege, whereas the one adults get is a huge one. Do they realize with that power in their hands, they can control how we act? If they do, they need also to realize that their power can also destroy our happiness. They may have more freedom, but a kid has a very special type.

An adult should not be allowed to take away that freedom UNLESS it is life-threatening, dangerous, prejudiced, or causes disrespect. Regulations make you yourself, but you make regulations rules, if you know what I mean....

i think that its not fair for students aren'taloud to show affection to other students. The school boards should make stronger rules towards showing affection instead of banning them completely.

I think that people are getting more defensive about hugging because they want anything to happen,...in the future. If you only give someone a 2 second hug then theres no point in giving them a hug in the first place and thats what I think the school district is trying to do but the students aren't that dumb!!!!!

I think its a stupid idea to be albe to only have a hug for only two seconds because everybody likes to hug and a hug dont take only two seconds it takes like 3 to 4 mintiues or how long you hug for and everybody hugs there freinds of familyy sometimes in school and outside when there coming to school or going home i think it is a stupid idea!!!

i think that it is so dumb that they can't hug in school. They shoud be able to hug but just not kiss because kissing is different then hugging.

Hugging in schools should be allowed. In turn, these actions show a level of friendship. Yet, the idea of hugging is considered a sexual act. In this case, the teacher overreacted to the situation. Overall, we believe hugging in school shows emotions which are not always a bad thing. As a whole, these were are collective thoughts regarding this topic.

I dont think a hug should be for only 2 seconds because what if a man n bumps int oa nuther man and is told t obe gay? If a man is bumped by anuther man then the ma nthat bumped anuther man is prononced as a gay and rummers start to form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow...i cant believe it!! people can REALLY be this clutzy?? Texting can be a big part of some lives, but it doesnt mean it has to be the whole life!! I admit, I love texting...but i'd put the phone away when I'm walking in a busy street, or along side of a highway. It's crazy that so many people text and walk, that they have to secure the telephone poles and street signs. For all of you who text and talk out there who'se reading this, i have one thing to say..."PUT THE PHONE AWAY AND PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I don't think it's fair that we have to limit our affections just because the school system said so. You see kids kissing and all of that in the hallways at school but teachers never do anything, because they don't see it. But if you give a friend of boyfriend/ girlfriend a hug or loving embrace its seen and called to the attention of the super attendants of the school. It's not right, Kids need to show affection, i think that so many kids feel deprived of love at home, and loveing embraces form friends can really help a kid through the tough times of being a teen. The Board of Education really needs to take in consideration that we all need love and hugs help, no matter what. They need to remember what it was like to be a teen and realize that its a really difficult time.

I think that they're relly going to far with the 2sec. hugs i mean like the girl said thats barely even a hug .Thats pretty ridiculous ,to me because that tell us teen that grown-ups still dont trust us as the teens we are today , a hug is completely harmless and who knows why in the world they made the rule but i just hope nothing like that hits my school!

You should not ban hugs. If your friend has been sick for a while and you have not seen them you would want to give them a proper hug. A proper hug should last from 10 to 15 seconds, just a few seconds!

I beleave its ok to hug as long it dosen't out of hand. Making-out or full
body contact is totaly un unapproprate.

Ok I am a student, and while I understand both sides to the problem, I have to, for the most part agree with the students. If all we do is hug, it is our way of greeting.But when it goes past hugging, I can see what the teachers and administration have a problem with.

I agree with Sara, teachers should be on the look-out for suicidals, and people so depressed they are ready to kill themselves. Yeah, some things at school are inappropriate, and should be watched, but not that. And we hug our friends when something goes wrong. words can't allways show and convey what contact like hugs can. 2 seconds is wrong. That is the same as saying we have to make our sympathies, our greetings, our goodbyes less than 2 seconds. I have had to move, and if none of my friends had hugged me goodbye, I think I might have died of depression by now.

I think its NOT okay. Because America is a democracy and freedom country. Why the principal banned the hugging? It's NOT GOOD

HUGS ARE NOT PDA.....most of the time....AT LEAST THERE HUGGING AND HOLDING HANDS AND NOT MAKING IT WORSE....ITS PEOPLES WAY OF SAYING I LOVE YOU SOMTIMES WITHOUT PDA(KISSING--)

Ok so whats this all about oh a hug who cares it's a hug i hug my girlfriend all the time and i don't get in trouble. Also if they see girls hugging girls they think it's not that bad, but they don't know that they could be dating. So why bann hugging why?

most people on our blog says that no hugs are allowed but u have to see it as another way because females feel that comfort inside and it should be more that 2 seconds cause you never know when you need to hug one of your friends when needed

dude, there's nothing wrong with giving someone a hug, i mean, gosh, its just a hug! if they are like, making out or something, then, yeah, they should get in trouble for it, but man, its a hug! i think thats a stupid rule. good for that girl standing up for what she knows is right.

Over the past 10 years, many schools across America have adopted strict no-touch rules which punish children for touching one another while at school. The media has highlighted cases such as a thirteen year-old boy placing his arm around his girlfriend at lunch and a young girl hugging her friend who’s mom had recently passed receiving detention. Punishment is clearly not warranted in these and many other incidents. Teaching children appropriate, nurturing touch skills would assist them in building relationships with one another based on mutual respect.

Research shows that children who are deprived of loving, nurturing touch are more likely to experience violent behavior, depression and anxiety.