Principal bans holding hands

CANBERRA - The headmaster of an Australian school has banned his students from holding hands, labelling it a sexual act

CANBERRA - The headmaster of an Australian school has banned his students from holding hands, labelling it a sexual act. Mr Mick Sheehan, of Sorell District High School in Hobart, Tasmania, said the act of holding hands was inappropriate on school grounds and threatened to suspend any student who defied the ban.

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