Spitting Into the Wind

Repeat offender ... 10-year-old cartwheeler Cali Buschgens
with her mum Kylie. Picture: Townsville Bulletin

Forget smoking or bullying - at Belgian Gardens State School, doing a cartwheel on the playground can get you suspended. The school has banned all forms of gymnastics during breaks, including handstands and somersaults - even the humble forward roll has been given the flick.

Mother Kylie Buschgens told The Townsville Bulletin she was dumbfounded when her daughter Cali, 10, was told she could no longer do cartwheels, even on the grass.

Later the same day, the Principal was asked to do a back-flip, and overturn the cartwheel ban.