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Should schools ban students from doing cartwheels?

By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University

Some Melbourne primary schools are reportedly restricting cartwheels and handstands after injuries.

While some parents have described the recent move as “ridiculous”, the Victorian Principals Association says schools can sometimes issue a temporary ban “to educate children on how to do [cartwheels or other activities] safely”.

This isn’t the first time schools have put…

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