Soccer balls are kicked out of Totonto Earl Beatty Public School

School ball ban leaves Americans chuckling

Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live made mention of the ball ban at Earl Beatty Public School in Toronto, during an episode of Weekend Update on Saturday. 

On the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, cast member Seth Meyers dropped Earl Beatty Public School into his Weekend Update, a roundup of wacky news items from around the world.
“A school in Canada has banned all game balls including soccer balls and baseballs because the principal thinks they’re causing too many injuries,” Meyers says.
“The safety-minded principal also asked that the custodian install a hinge in the see-saw,” he says, pausing for effect as the studio audience chuckled.

Pundit and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said “This is how you wimpify kids. This is how you turn 'em into a bunch of wusses. Can you believe this?”
“Softballs, baseballs, footballs, soccer balls, banned, tennis balls. Because the children were scared,” Limbaugh says
The principal at the east-end public school sent a letter home last Monday, stating students could no longer bring hard balls onto school property, citing a number of “serious incidents” in which students, parents and teachers were hit or nearly hit by flying balls.
One parent suffered a concussion after being struck by a soccer ball, the letter said.
More than a hundred students have signed a petition demanding permission to bring their balls back.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, the wusses are winning. "Students at an east-end Toronto school are being told to leave their soccer balls -- and other hard balls -- at home. The principal of Earl Beatty Public School banned the balls this week after a parent suffered a concussion from being hit in the head with a soccer ball." A parent. Just out of curiosity, why was a parent playing soccer at school? But you see the dangers here of soccer. We warned you about it 15 years ago. Concussion, soccer ball.
The principal at the Toronto school, Alicia Fernandez, banned hard balls, claiming that they're dangerous. The kids were coming in complaining of injury. The kids were saying they were scared. And we can't have the kids scared, ever. The ban went into effect two weeks ago. "Students can bring in a sponge or other softballs to play with, but soccer balls, footballs, baseballs, even tennis balls are not allowed now for safety reasons. Some parents say that the ban's excessive and unfair to children who like to play outside."
Luckily, since their diets are now controlled by the government these kids don't have to worry about getting obese, either, what with all of the concern that's being attended. This is how you wimpify kids. This is how you turn 'em into a bunch of wusses. Can you believe this? Softballs, baseballs, footballs, soccer balls, banned, tennis balls. Because the children were scared. It's a good thing Canada doesn't have a military.
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Soccer balls are kicked out of Earl Beatty Public School in the city's east end.