Via inrich.com, by way of bookofjoe.com:

VIENNA (VIRGINIA) — A rule against physical contact at a Fairfax County middle school is so strict that students can be sent to the principal’s office for hugging, holding hands or high-fiving.

Some Washington-area schools ban fighting or inappropriate touching, but Kilmer Middle School in Vienna bans all touching. Some parents are lobbying for a change.

Hugging was Hal Beaulieu’s crime when he sat next to his girlfriend at lunch a few months ago and put his arm around her shoulder.

He was given a warning but told that repeat missteps could lead to detention.

“I think hugging is a good thing,” said Hal, a seventh-grader. “I put my arm around her. It was like for 15 seconds. I didn’t think it would be a big deal.”

But at a school of 1,100 students that was meant to accommodate 850, school officials believe some touching can turn into a big deal.

They have seen pokes lead to fights, gang signs in the form of handshakes, or girls who are uncomfortable being hugged but embarrassed to say anything.

“You get into shades of gray,” Kilmer principal Deborah Hernandez said. “The kids say, ‘If he can high-five, then I can do this.’”

Hernandez said the rule is meant to ensure that all students are comfortable and crowded hallways and lunchrooms stay safe. Typically, only repeat offenders are reprimanded.

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How do we spell “GOING TOO FAR”? We spell it “Fairfax County School District” apparently. I mean come on! COME ON! Christ. No, that won’t raise broken people at all. Mmmm nope, can’t see how! Not at all. Yikes?