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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Silly bandz allowed in your school?
I was introduced to the Silly Bandz craze by a nice family in Middletown. I was there covering the July 4 festivities as the weekend reporter, and while I was wearing blue and white, tragically, I was missing red in my attire. Mentioning my fashion faux pas to the little girl to my left, who was decked out in a patriotic costume, she quickly handed me a red plastic bracelet that apparently spelled the word “wow” if you looked really closely. This led to a lengthy conversation with her and her twin brother on the merits of collecting, trading and identifying the many shapes inside these little rubber bands. After counting each one on her wrist several times, she proudly told me she had collected 30 of them. When one broke during the parade, I promptly handed her the one she had loaned me to ensure her count didn’t dwindle below her brother’s.
So, why the blog about fashion items? Well, like all fads that strike during the summer, new rules must emerge as students head back to school. We have a story coming out this week about this craze, and I noticed this note from elementary school principal Greg Finke of Independence Elementary.
“The big question of the summer surrounds those crazy colored rubber bands that are all the rage. In order to protect out instructional time, limit arguments, and prevent unwanted borrowing of the shapeful jewlery, I am requesting that parents limit the number of bands to 10 per day. Students should not be trading bands during the school day, so large collections need to be left at home. If difficulties do arise, Indy may become a ‘band free’ environment.”
So, there you have it folks. Keep an eye out for silly bandz trouble! And while were on the fun topic, what were the crazy fads that kept your teachers busy confiscating treasures?
I remember the days of slap bracelets. They were banned after students drove teachers insane with the Slap. Curl. Straighten. Slap. Curl. Straighten habit I am sure many of us had while listening to the daily lessons. I think some health warning emerged about the constant slapping causing some sort of damage to wrists, so I guess our teachers saved us from ourselves.
Remember Pogs? They were these little discs that students traded and played a game to try to win them from each other. I held on dearly to the ones I had, but my twin brother liked to “gamble” to win more from his friends. I think those were banned at some point as well.
So, admit it. Who out there is a Silly Bandz fan?
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