The PC fun police strike again: Schools crack down on footy cards and tell parents to urge their kids to leave them at home
- Footy cards could soon be banned from playgrounds in a number of schools
- Hawthorn West Primary School in Melbourne has issued a warning to parents
- It states that a number of dodgy card swaps are leaving children in tears
- They have urged parents to persuade their kids to keep the prized cards at home
Kids may soon be banned from bringing their footy cards to school after a series of sketchy schoolyard deals have ended in tears.
A number of schools in Victoria have begun notifying parents of the increasing number of incidents that have seen children lose or have their most prized cards stolen, the Herald Sun reports.
Inner-Melbourne school Hawthorn West Primary sent home a notice in their school newsletter last week that told parents that while teachers thought it was 'great to see so many children engaged and proud of their collection', some were getting out of hand.
A number of schools in Victoria have begun notifying parents of the increasing number of incidents which has seen many children lose or have their most prized footy cards stolen (stock image)
The notice read that teachers had witnessed a number of cases of stealing and unfair trading among children.
It went on to warn children that if they did intend to bring their cards to school, they must keep them in a safe place at all times.
It also said that it could be worth while to sit down with their child and discuss the importance of respecting other people's property.
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A teacher, who did not want to be identified, said footy cards were becoming a nightmare for her school.
'Often the younger children will do a swap or be coerced into handing over a prized card and it ends in tears,' she told the Herald Sun.
'Some parents will expect the staff to be there and right all the wrongs that happen in the schoolyard.'
The notice read that teachers had witnessed, on a number of cases, stealing and unfair trading among children (stock image)
She told kids that these loved collectables were best left at home.
A similar notice has been issued from the principal of another inner-Melbourne school Richmond West Primary.
In the newsletter, principal Tip Kennedy gave some hints to those who wished to engage in card swapping.
'Swap only with those you know and trust, consider whether your collection is best kept at home and keep football cards safe in your bag or in your pocket,' it read.
Inner-Melbourne school Hawthorn West Primary (pictured) sent home a notice in their school newsletter last week that told parents that while teachers thought it was 'great to see so many children engaged and proud of their collection', some were getting out of hand
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