As much as children love to think that the rules are ridiculous, and others like to criticize, the rules are in place for a reason. They have to be blanket rules. If there is room for interpretation then there is room for argument. Kids love to argue. Hugging turns into more. I am not talking about taking someone into a closet with you, but there are fine lines. Once one line is crossed then the line gets pushed further back and so on. I am sorry if this sounds vague. I will give an example. In our school Ipods(mp3's etc.) are not allowed. They were allowed on the bus and during the change of classes, and at lunch/recess. The kids started abusing the privilege and would keep it on when class started. Then it progressed into,"It isn't on, I just didn't take it off from before. There is no music on though." You can see where I am going with this. The same thing applies with physical contact. The rules are not there to make your lives miserable. They are there to keep order and to keep everyone safe.
