WEAPONS AND LIMITS
The letter 'Cowboys and Indians' (2 September) reminded me of an excellent training session held in an outstanding nursery when I first started childminding 11 years ago. It was about weapon-related play and it totally changed my attitude.
How can we have a zero tolerance policy when the world is not zero tolerant? Weapons are all around us, in the media, in films, and are, in some communities, an everyday item. I live in a rural community and it's not uncommon to see farmers or gamekeepers with cocked guns walking in the fields. Children in a setting may also have been directly affected in other communities where gun crime is high.
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