I would ask that students do not bring Pokemon and hockey cards (and other trading-type cards) to school.
Having been around for a while (it is Mr. Parish writing, so actually having been around for a LONG time!), students bringing these types of cards to school inevitably results in:
• trading cards with other students and, getting upset about the trade that was made and then asking staff members to get the cards back and
• losing or having cards stolen and getting upset. Some students bring binders and containers full of trading cards – which represents a great deal of money.
By no means am I against these types of cards. My kids definitely had them when younger. I can remember my son coming home extremely upset because he traded a favourite Pokemon card for another card that the student had just printed at home and made look like a real card (!). It was definitely a life lesson for him and more than a few tears were shed that night. No doubt, he would so appreciate me telling this story!
If trading cards are brought to school, staff members will be asking them to be put away and taken home.
