You couldn't make this up!

[coopedup]

The school where I work, which shall remain nameless, has decided that if any students get stressed out about their upcoming exams we are having a room set aside for a day next week where, for a donation of 2 quid, they can book a 10 minute slot to hug a fking puppy!!!
Why the fk can't they just man up?!!!

[Jamesgt]

You've made that up!!

[Steamer]

If I wrote that on the side of my van it could turn into a nice little earner.

[21TonyK]

I work in a school as well. I can believe it. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if it was seen as a beacon of best practice and used as a model for others to follow.

Great way to spend what little money there is in the system

[Orchid1]

To be fair though i'd love it if there was a room at work full of puppies I could go into every now and again.

[rhinochopig]

Jamesgt said:

You've made that up!!

You could be right. It doesn't say HE couldn't make it up. You on the other hand...

[coopedup]

Orchid1 said:

To be fair though i'd love it if there was a room at work full of puppies I could go into every now and again.

Same here but I think my take on it might get into a bit of hot water with the female teachers

[bigandclever]

coopedup said:

The school where I work

Forget school, try University of Leicester ... http://leicesterunion.unioncloud.org/articles/bani...

[Jamesgt]

coopedup said:

Same here but I think my take on it might get into a bit of hot water with the female teachers

As long as it's teachers and not going all Adam Johnson then you'd shouldn't get in too much trouble.

[Mark Benson]

bigandclever said:

coopedup said:

The school where I work

Forget school, try University of Leicester ... http://leicesterunion.unioncloud.org/articles/bani...

It get's worse the older they get, Universities now having 'safe spaces', 'No platforming' people with ideas they don't like and censuring students for the slightest hint of 'cultural appropriation' or the current cardinal sin, transphobia.

We're raising generation snowflake, who must be protected from anything that might make them grow up cause alarm or distress.

[Marlin45]

bigandclever said:

Forget school, try University of Leicester ... http://leicesterunion.unioncloud.org/articles/bani...

Jeez H Christopher! 'As the exam period officially starts, we’re super excited to announce....'

[stuartmmcfc]

bigandclever said:

Forget school, try University of Leicester ... http://leicesterunion.unioncloud.org/articles/bani...

Reading the link I notice the puppies are trainee guide dogs. I wouldn't be surprised if this was mutually beneficial and was part of their training to become used to interaction with strangers and different situations plus helps raise funds for them?

[Vitorio]

I cant wait for this to become a thing in companies, next time i look for a new employer "puppy hugging room" is going on the must-have list.

[0000]

Queue up in an orderly fashion, £2 in the box, take a blindfold, squeeze his leg tight.

[FurtiveFreddy]

Can we have a room with kittens too?

Then we can hug some puppies and afterwards stroke some....

well, you probably get the idea.

[Jasandjules]

Sounds good to me. My only worry would be all the teachers in there all day hogging the pups!

[red_slr]

I await the court case and subsequent 6 figure pay out....

[FredClogs]

Hug a real puppy, for £2... Hmmm. When I was a kid there was a bloke on our estate who'd let you stroke his puppies for nowt.

I don't think there's much wrong with the proposal in the op, that fell on our estate did time though and then disappeared.

Pet therapy has been a thing for a while now in old peoples homes and rehab centres.

[Sheepshanks]

coopedup said:

The school where I work, which shall remain nameless, has decided that if any students get stressed out about their upcoming exams we are having a room set aside....

I thought you going on to say ...just for that pupil to take their exams.

In the school a family member works in, they're currently at 30 kids who have produced a doctors letter saying they have to take exams on their own due to anxiety.

The school doesn't have 30 rooms, never mind the staff to supervise them!

[CC07 PEU]

I think it's an ok idea, especially for those without access to animals in the home. Pets have been proven to be good at reducing stress levels. I think cats would be better at this than puppies though.