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What's wrong with that? one of my close friends lost his mother when he was born, he doesn't show that he's upset on mothers day but I'm sure he is. If that many of the kids in the school are missing their mothers then what is wrong with not making mothers day cards in the class? they can make them at home if they really want too.

I do not agree with this there are people who have got mums who want to make cards for them. I can see there thinking, but why not seperate the kids who have not got mums and have them doing something else like watching a movie or doing something fun like going out that way they get a treat. Alternatively these kids could make cards for the teachers or people who look after them.

I wouldn't be upset about that if my child was in the class. I really think they could make cards at home -- they could send home notices with the kids, and then another responsible adult at home can help them with a Mother's Day gift. It appears they are just trying to be thoughtful of the kids without moms.

I don't know how I feel about this one, really. On the one hand, I can see where it would be difficult for those children who don't have mothers...but couldn't they make a card for someone else they care about instead? After all, if five percent don't have mothers, then you're denying something to the other ninety five percent who do, and catering to the minority instead of the majority.

I am glad to hear that a school has become sensitive to the feelings of the minority. I would love to enrol my kids there. Most schools do not follow this however, especially very traditional schools who impose strict values on pupils.I think schools should follow what the school in Walesl is doing. It should adopt a more sensitive approach to education. In one school I know, students are asked to bring and paste a family picture showing the mommy, daddy, and the pupil. I mean, this is not being sensitive because not all pupils have this kind of ideal family set-up.

Usually a school should know more about their students and should know who doesn't or who does have a mother in their life.

My daughters school does two different projects, one for the kids with a mother and then another for the ones without a mother. SO everyone is special.

I don't think it should be banned, but I think the school should put more effort in things and try to work something out both ways.

That's sad and havent heard about this before but to me why don't they make a card for whom the care about such as grandparents, aunts,foster parents or who ever it may be. I know one of my daughter's friend had lost her mother and yet she made a card for her mom and took it to the graveyard and laid it there I know that everybody is different but this child has always done this on mother's day and her mom's Birthdays.

I can understand about not upsetting the other children that don't have mother's, but I don't think they should restrict the other children from making things for their mom. What about the children that don't have fathers are they gonna restrict children from making things for their dads, just cause someone may not have one?

I spent the rest of my childhood, and teen years without a dad, it never effected me any when other children were making things for their dads. Those days were put in place to honor your parents. Of course one should always honor their parents, but these are particularly special days.

I don't think that's fair. If a kid wants to make their mom a card for Mothers Day, for Pete's sake they should be allowed to and no one can stop them! True, the kids who don't have moms may be disappointed and feel a little sad, but they'd have to get over it. No two people are blessed the exact same way, and everyone has SOMETHING that someone else might not. It's not possible that two people can always be granted with the exact same thing. It's like not being allowed to mention a Christmas tree because people get offended. It's a fact of life that everyone is different, has different things, and different beliefs. That shouldn't stop the others that believe differently. People just need to get used to the fact. It's not that I don't feel bad for the children who are motherless, but that shouldn't get in the way of other kids. And you can't go around moping your whole life anyway.

It is sad fro all the children.Kids enjoy making cards for their mothers at school.I can understand the other kids would be hurt though.It is just sad..