Trinity College has bans recent internet trend called 'sack whacking' for health reasons

A recent viral trend has been gripping Australia and teachers have been forced to caution students against such actions citing future health issues. The trend that has been called 'sack whacking' or 'sack tapping' involves striking the other person's genitals with the back of your hand.

Sack-whacking

While it is obvious that this sort of action will lead to severe short-term pain, it can also have long term health consequences.
Therefore, Trinity College in Perth has decided to take a strict stance against this form of behaviour and any evidence of such behaviour will result in serious sanctions for the offenders according to the school.

Much needed counselling

Clint Testa, the head of year seven at Trinity College at Perth said he was worried about the future of these kids and while it was a difficult conversation to have with 180 13-year-olds, he tried his best to impress on these kids the serious short term and long term consequences of such actions. Simon Thorvaldsen from the Australian Medical Association stated that the boys would have to tap each other extremely hard for there to be long term consequences but it was ultimately the right decision by the school.

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Some Fads need to disappear

Testa stated that the boys under his charge had strong values but sometimes go off-track. Trinity College first decided to ban this new fad once students were not only seen performing the obscene gesture but also making derogatory remarks towards women and people of different races. While the gesture is considered an age-old tradition it can also be done with malicious intent and could also possibly deteriorate into bullying like behaviour.

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Testa used the year meeting that was held regarding 'sack whacking' to discourage students from making derogatory comments to women and people of colour inside and outside the school. He re-iterated the fact that most of the students are on-brand, and that it is only some that give the school a bad name.