France, School asks parents to stop throwing late students over closed gate

[Robert59]

An elementary school in France put up a pair of posters outside their fence with an unusual request for parents: Don't throw late students over the closed gate.

The Trillade school in Avignon put up signs outside its gate showing a cartoon of a parent sending a small child airborne to get over the fence. The text on the sign asks parents not to throw their children, and instead wait for the gates to be opened again at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/1...late-students-over-closed-gate/8431605304019/

 

[tbeltrans]

There was a recent thread about throwing babies into the water. Maybe those folks in France got a load of that thread and thought it was a good idea, but in translation, something must have been lost, such as "water".

Tony

 

[Jim W.]

Trebuchet (French: trébuchet): a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile.

 

[MarciKS]

OMG! How big is this gate?

 

[Rosemarie]

Perhaps the parents have to pay a penalty if their children are late.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

 

[MarciKS]

Perhaps the parents have to pay a penalty if their children are late.

well then they should get their butts in gear rather than toss their kids over a gate. holy crap.

 

[Jim W.]

well then they should get their butts in gear rather than toss their kids over a gate. holy crap.

Was probably the kids' idea....