KYHFOOTY!

At our elementary school, there is a rule called KYHFOOTY. This is an acronym for "Keep Your Hands, Feet and Other Objects to Yourself." It's an important rule, and a lot of things can fit under this rule, including: hitting, kicking, pushing, punching, poking, putting others in head locks, wrestling, etc. We had a lot of KYHFOOTY problems in my class yesterday, with children pestering one another constantly.... remember my police threat? It's okay though, because kindergartners do not hold grudges. Which leads me to today's problem.

Kissing.

That's right, we're just sitting there in the middle of our reading lesson, practicing our letter D sounds, when one little girl leaned over and kissed another little boy smack on the lips. Unfortunately, rather than having the shocked expression I expected, he kissed her back! So, these two were happy as clams, and I not only had to separate them, but then we had to discuss some serious facts of life:

It kind of went like this, "Boys and girls, we need to follow kyhfooty in school. We are not allowed to kiss our friends!"
Children, "Gross!"
Me: "I know, gross, huh?"
Children: "My mom and dad kiss."
Me: "Yes, but they are moms and dads. We do NOT kiss friends at school."
Children: "Augh! Gross!"
Me: "Exactly."

I'm hoping that I put enough emphasis on this subject that it will remain in their psyche for years to come. KYHFLOOTY!