It's a Jungle Out There
I attended Catholic school grades 1
through 8, and this of course meant wearing a uniform. In the lower grades it
was a blue plaid jumper with a skirt.
That created a problem. Our play
yard had a jungle gym, and some boys in the class took advantage of the
situation to look up our skirts whenever we girls were on it. A few of us
complained to the teacher about this unscrupulous behavior. Well, Sister came
up with a not so brilliant solution: ban the girls from the jungle gym.
I'll never forget going out to
recess that day, and hearing some boys on the jungle gym sneering, "Nyah,
nyah. Girls aren't allowed. Nyah, nyah."
I learned a lesson that day, although
I'm sure it wasn't one Sister intended:
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