Edited sentence: " FIfth graders made a petittion against this rule the day after it was issued, and walked purposefully in front of staff members and hugged one another.Before this letter was sent out, local newspapers and local media jazzed up the story, making even parents believe that Duveneck was being unfair to the students.Emails to mothers whizzed around, just like the stories and rumors that were buzzing around Palo Alto.It was fortunate that Mr.It wasn't fair to Mr.Just because you couldn't 'rough-touch' didn't mean you couldn't high-five, it meant you couldn't put your arm around a friend, then turn a nice gesture into a headlock.One of the Class of 2014 girls age 10, who graduated the year the Duveneck staff issued this rule, states, "Everyone made such a big deal out of the rule.The No-Touch rule was a rule that prevented kids from hurting each other, not from having fun.The staff had seen lots of injuries similar to this scenario, and they wanted to put a stop to it, not put a stop to fun, as the staff explained after everyone made a huge deal out of nothing.Thomas and the staff quickly cleared up the issue before the rule became an even bigger problem.Thomas, nor was it fair to the staff at Duveneck