WARWICK, Rhode Island: Alarmed by three recent incidents of choking in the cafeteria, a Catholic school set a new rule this week: Silence at lunch.All three students are fine, but "if the lunch room is loud we cannot hear if a child is choking," school Jeannine Fuller, principal of St. Rose of Lima School, said in a letter to parents.
Any child who breaks the rule will be put in lunch detention the following day, Fuller's letter said.
Christine Lamoureux, the mother of a sixth grader, said she respects the safety issue but thinks the rule is a bad idea.
"They are silent all day," she said. "They have to get some type of release.
Michael Guilfoyle, spokesman for the Diocese of Providence, described the silence rule as a temporary safety measure.
Michael Guilfoyle, spokesman for the Diocese of Providence, described the silence rule as a temporary safety measure.
He said the school does not expect complete silence but enough quiet to keep students safe.
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